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Fish Medications Important note about treating pond fish: If you have a fish that is sick, it is best to remove them as soon as possible from the other fish in the tank. First you should set up a "hospital" tank which could be a 5 gallon bucket to anything of your choosing. As long as it holds water and the fish has enough room to swim at least a few inches or so. Get a seperate aerator and put in the tank. Make sure it's not too powerful that it blows the fish around in the tank but ample enough that it provides him (or her) plenty of oxygen. BEFORE adding the fish to the tank, make sure the chemical or pond salt is completely dissolved and dispersed in the tank and the water is well aerated. The water temperature should be approx. the same temperature as the water where the fish was at in the pond. Most of the time, it is best to change the water in the hospital tank every day which requires new medication every day or every other day. This is easily achieved by having two 5 gallon buckets as hospital tanks. Put the fish in one tank and then fill the other one up with fresh water and let it sit overnight (to dechlorinate) and transfer the fish to the new tank the next day and clean out the tank the fish was in with a tablespoon or so of bleach. Make sure you rinse it really well. By daily or every other day changing the water in the hospital tanks and adding fresh medication, this will help the chances of your fish recovering. Some diseases and parasites or bacterial infections are tough to treat especially if you don't have a microscope and cannot properly diagnose what is ailing the fish, however, the above suggestions will improve your fish's chance of recovery. So, be sure to remove the ailing fish as soon as possible, have 2 hospital tanks set up for treatment and make sure the fish has proper aeration. This way you won't have to treat the whole pond but just a small amount of water. Many medications to treat fish also destroy the beneficial bacteria that is in the pond which combat algae and breaks down toxic ammonia from fish wastes. You don't want to destroy the beneficial bacteria in the pond if you don't have to. The end result could be harmful to all of your fish instead of just one that may be sick. Oh yeah, one other tip... put a net over the hospital tank or the fish may very well jump out of the tank! :o) Good luck! Check out our immune stimulant koi and goldfish foods to provide optimal health to your fish.

	DesaFin Pond water fish disease treatment. Malachite Green is the active ingredient in this product. It treats a broad range of parasitic and bacterial diseases which commonly affect pond fish. Product Code: TP16382 Price: $20.99 16.9 oz. BUY!

	Melafix All-natural anti-bacterial remedy for the treatment of pond fish diseases. Rapidly repairs damaged fins and open wounds. Can be used with Pimafix below which is an anti-fungal product. The combination of these 2 products can provide a broad spectrum treatment of both bacterial and fungal infections. Product Code: AQ176B Our Price: $15.70 16 oz. BUY!

	Pond Salt All-natural sea salt that replaces necessary electrolytes, improving gill function. Small amounts of salt in a fresh water pond reduces stress and promotes the recovery of fish from disease. For Koi and pond Goldfish, you can use a .5% pond salt solution to your pond or to a hospital tank of affected fish. At the .5% salt solution, the salt kills about 95% of parasites that commonly affect fish. Aquatic plants however, do not like the salt solution above .3% so if you need to, take the fish out of the pond and put them in a hospital tank. Be sure the fish have plenty of aeration during this salt bath process. To measure the exact amount of salt in the water, check out our salinity monitors here. Add 2 1/2 cups (728 grams) of pond salt to 100 gallons of water. This makes a .2% salt solution. Use the above formula to calculate how much salt you need for your size of pond or hospital tank. Product Code: AQ156C 1,839 grams. Price: $7.55 BUY!

	PimafixTM The all-natural anti-fungal remedy for koi and goldfish! Broad spectrum of treatment that effectively clears fungal infections Treats the underlying cause of infection Can be used in combination with Melafix to treat a wide range of fungal and bacterial infections...naturally. Product Code: SCPF16 16 oz. Treats 4800 gallons Price: $17.95 BUY! Product Code: SCPF64 64 oz. Treats 19,200 gallons Price: $$59.95 BUY!

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