This Might Be A Dumb ? Fw Bath?
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ifirefight
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Originally Posted by tdog7879
http:///forum/post/2688654
With if you took 5 gal of your tank water, pour half of it out and replace it with RO water. Would that work to give a fish a FW bath?
No...that would only lower you SG.
http:///forum/post/2688654
With if you took 5 gal of your tank water, pour half of it out and replace it with RO water. Would that work to give a fish a FW bath?
No...that would only lower you SG.
tdog7879
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Originally Posted by ifirefight
http:///forum/post/2688687
No...that would only lower you SG.
but wouldn't be lowered enough to remove any critters parasite etc.......?
http:///forum/post/2688687
No...that would only lower you SG.
but wouldn't be lowered enough to remove any critters parasite etc.......?
ifirefight
Active Member
Originally Posted by tdog7879
http:///forum/post/2688689
but wouldn't be lowered enough to remove any critters parasite etc.......?
No. a fresh water dip has to do with osmotic reaction. Here is a quote from Sepulation....
Fresh water dips are done by using a bucket of fresh water with the PH and temperature adjusted to exactly the level of the water that the fish is coming out of. You dip the fish for three to five minutes. You must watch the fish the entire time. If the fish starts to stress out then it should be removed immediately. FW dips do remove some parasites from the body. They key word here is "some". It does not remove all of the parasites and is not a replacement for proper quarantine by any means. It can be effective if the fish is infested with parasites and is in danger of dieing before a treatment will begin to work.
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http:///forum/post/2688689
but wouldn't be lowered enough to remove any critters parasite etc.......?
No. a fresh water dip has to do with osmotic reaction. Here is a quote from Sepulation....
Fresh water dips are done by using a bucket of fresh water with the PH and temperature adjusted to exactly the level of the water that the fish is coming out of. You dip the fish for three to five minutes. You must watch the fish the entire time. If the fish starts to stress out then it should be removed immediately. FW dips do remove some parasites from the body. They key word here is "some". It does not remove all of the parasites and is not a replacement for proper quarantine by any means. It can be effective if the fish is infested with parasites and is in danger of dieing before a treatment will begin to work.
There are MANY helpful articles here...search and you will find.
tdog7879
Member
Originally Posted by ifirefight
http:///forum/post/2688691
No. a fresh water dip has to do with osmotic reaction. Here is a quote from Sepulation....
Fresh water dips are done by using a bucket of fresh water with the PH and temperature adjusted to exactly the level of the water that the fish is coming out of. You dip the fish for three to five minutes. You must watch the fish the entire time. If the fish starts to stress out then it should be removed immediately. FW dips do remove some parasites from the body. They key word here is "some". It does not remove all of the parasites and is not a replacement for proper quarantine by any means. It can be effective if the fish is infested with parasites and is in danger of dieing before a treatment will begin to work.
There are MANY helpful articles here...search and you will find.
thanks for the info
http:///forum/post/2688691
No. a fresh water dip has to do with osmotic reaction. Here is a quote from Sepulation....
Fresh water dips are done by using a bucket of fresh water with the PH and temperature adjusted to exactly the level of the water that the fish is coming out of. You dip the fish for three to five minutes. You must watch the fish the entire time. If the fish starts to stress out then it should be removed immediately. FW dips do remove some parasites from the body. They key word here is "some". It does not remove all of the parasites and is not a replacement for proper quarantine by any means. It can be effective if the fish is infested with parasites and is in danger of dieing before a treatment will begin to work.
There are MANY helpful articles here...search and you will find.
thanks for the info