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We stock a number of
different medications which have proven to be effective; and which can
be tailored specifically to any disease outbreaks that may be
encountered. When using medications, it must be remembered carbon should
be removed from the filter and the full course of medication should be
followed. Furthermore NEVER use more than one medication at any one
time! Should an alternative treatment be required following an initial
treatment with a product, undertake a very large water change and add
carbon to your filter for at least one week prior to the second
treatment to ensure that all traces of the first have been removed.
Disease outbreaks are
usually the result of either introducing a new fish to an established
aquarium, which brings the disease with it; or by stress from either
bullying within the aquarium lowering a fish's immune system or the
degradation of water quality. Should a disease outbreak be encountered
without the introduction of new livestock, it is important that you
assess your maintenance regime and the equipment that you have for your
tank; especially if multiple disease outbreaks keep occurring. The most
common cause for disease outbreaks that we encounter on a day to day
basis is a result of a poor maintenance regime and simple errors such as
rinsing biological filter media under the tap or a lack of water changes
resulting in elevated pollutant levels in the aquarium. Should you be
encountering continued outbreaks of disease or need any guidance
regarding symptoms and an appropriate treatment, then please feel free
to contact us as we would be happy to review the maintenance regime that
you have together with the equipment used; and any suitable remedies
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