Crayfish + Fin Rot Treatments For Tankmates

[Timbobimbo]

Hey there guys, i was wondering what kind of treatments i can use to treat finrot in my tank that won't harm my crayfish? I've heard some solutions can affect the exoskeleton of crustaceans and the such.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Tim

 

[raptorrex]

Hey there guys, i was wondering what kind of treatments i can use to treat finrot in my tank that won't harm my crayfish? I've heard some solutions can affect the exoskeleton of crustaceans and the such.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Tim

the best treatment is to, ensure your tank is. 1, big enough for your fish. 2, clear of food debris. 3, treated to regulare 30% water changes (well, anything form 20% up).

though fin rot is a bacterial infection, its most often caused by stress, though low quality water might be to blame, it still stress that lets the bacteria breed.
you could use Melafix, or salt (if you have no scale-less fish). but if the infection is bad, radical trimming may be needed. or even euthanasia!

whichever, the cray needs moved (most likely cause of fish stress. especially in NONE mature tanks and community's), even if just until the rot is treated.
antibiotics can also be used,. but you will need a vet for them. even if you can buy them, antibiotics are valuable things. you need to be aware of the danger of missus (breeding resistant strains).

 

[saltynay]

Don't buy products containing copper or high levels of known water softener chemicals and you should be fine.

 

[raptorrex]

Don't buy products containing copper or high levels of known water softener chemicals and you should be fine.

the softeners will have little or no effect on the cray. anyway, neither of these should be in any Fin Rot treatment. even so, the above quote is good advice for general Cray treatment.

 

[saltynay]

Water softeners remove calcium from the water and most common ionic salts will act as a water softener.

 

[raptorrex]

Water softeners remove calcium from the water and most common ionic salts will act as a water softener.

i understand what "softeners" do! also the effect of (acid salts). its irrelevant to this thread.

 

[saltynay]

General aquarium salt tonic may be in fin rot treatment to keep general illness at bay whilst the fish is still stressed and recovering. These salts can remove calcium from the water and thus can effect the exoskeleton of a cry it is very valid for this thread.

 

[raptorrex]

General aquarium salt tonic may be in fin rot treatment to keep general illness at bay whilst the fish is still stressed and recovering. These salts can remove calcium from the water and thus can effect the exoskeleton of a cry it is very valid for this thread.

sorry NO.
aquarium salt or straight sodium chloride is neutral ph, and that is what you would use as a "tonic" (as you put it). sure if you have very high or very low ph, it would cause a small shift, but nothing permanent or dangerous
many cray, including the Australian Redclaw, live happily in Brackish water, up to 5ppm. and thats using Marine salt! so it takes a vivid, and uninformed, leap to suggest that a "salt tonic" would have anything apart from a beneficial effect. salt, Marine or Aquarium, has no ill effects when used as a anti bacterial. (just ask someone with long experience of keeping Crayfish).
used as stated, salt is not only no "valid threat", but a positive benefit.

over complicating a simple solution, through lack of understanding, helps no one. as you told someone else, recently.