Plants And Whitespot Treatment

[Sime]

I've got a tiny bit of whitespot on a couple of fish - is the normal Interpet Whitespot Treatment OK to use with plants in there? I think I've read somewhere that one of these medicines harm the plants.

I've raised the temperature slightly too.

Simon.

 

[lavapeanut]

I've got the same problem too...seems like still nobody answering me .... Though I guess maybe even it's harmful to plants. At least fishes will get better in health which is more important right?...

Sime, may I ask will you put your hand inside your tank if it's already with medicine of whitespot treatment inside the water? They harmful to us?

 

[Jen]

Since you will only be dosing for a little while, your plants should be ok. They won't all die instantly. You may notice a few of them looking a little off, but once you stop the meds and do a big water change they should bounce back

I have never worried about my hand in medicated water. I'm still in there all the time. Just make sure you wash your hands well afterwards.

 

[Sime]

i treated once a few years back with a proper medicine and had no problems putting my hands in with the tratment in - i tend to keep hands out though as much as possible, dont think i realy touched it apart from getting splashed a little doing a water change.

thanks canoechiq - didnt see your reply there. i'll try it then if worst comes to the worst.

im going to try the natural riase temperature method first - theres hardly any soi may catch it well in advance - just a thought but is treatment better than salt for the plants?

 

[Jen]

I have never used salt for white spot... I don't use it at all actually becuase I have cories in the tank, and salt is bad for corries

 

[Sime]

OK thanks for the help - I've added it, best to catch it now as it's early and it sholdnt need treating much then.

Fingers crossed plants are OK as I wanted to take some snaps of my riccia

 

[lavapeanut]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=116281 < my question post...

I have also asked which medicines are better for a plant tank... Seems like I will use malachite green base rather than Methylene Blue base

The only reason I am worrying about putting hands inside water that undergoing whitespots treatment is that because I've bought 2 sherb of Ceratophyllum demersum as well as few more Egeria densa... I am sure there were snails on them so they are dipping "snail stops" before I add them into tank.

I don't want to add them now since it's too early to put inside the tank (and were thinking the treatment might harm them, though, I don't think it's good idea to wait 4 days+ before those new plants added into tank too

Salt bad for cories?

Sime , Fingers crossed for your plants as well as mine

Adding Sera, Constapur now...

Sime, one more thing, Your fish tank and fish looks very nice

 

[Sime]

Thanks, thats a very very old setup though I'l post new ones as soon as it all clears up.