Acriflavin question
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Ok I picked up some Acriflavin plus, I did a water change to make sure it was all clean and added the amount recommended on the bottle (1 teaspoon per 5 gallons). I also added “Jungle Aquarium Salt” (1 tablespoon per 5 gallons “to promote recovery”) I have a few questions 1) this sounds dumb, but_ is it supposed to turn the water green from the Acriflavin? 2) my northern isn’t swimming much, should I remove the basking area for a few hours so he has to swim in the medicine and salt? Is it ok for him to eat and drink in this water? 3) How long should I keep the Acriflavin and salt in the water to treat the fungus? how long will it take to heal, when can I put him back in with the other turtles? 4) also will it help the possible respiratory infection at all? 5) I have a concentric and a southern paint hatchling in a 55 gallon, should I add salt as a preventative measure, will it hurt the paint, will they need fresh water to drink? Thank you guys for your help thus far D. Hendrick
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Yes, Acriflavin does turn the water a neon green. I don’t think 1 tablespoon will do a any thing. That is a very small amount of salt. Removing the basking area is a good idea. I would remove it at night and then put it back in when the basking lights turn on. I would keep the Acriflavin in the water until the fungus has scabbed over and the scabs have fallen off. He will be fine to eating and drinking in the water. I don’t think it will do any thing for a respiratory infection. I know painted turtles can’t take living in brackish water. I don’t know if 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons will do any thing to him. DBTs can get rid of the salt in the water they drink but other turtles can’t and I can eventually cause death. Good Luck Jonathan http://www.diamondbackterrapin.com — ploy22@… wrote: ——————————— Ok I picked up some Acriflavin plus, I did a water change to make sure it was all clean and added the amount recommended on the bottle (1 teaspoon per 5 gallons). I also added “Jungle Aquarium Salt” (1 tablespoon per 5 gallons “to promote recovery”) I have a few questions 1) this sounds dumb, but_Ǖ__ is it supposed to turn the water green from the Acriflavin? 2) my northern isn’t swimming much, should I remove the basking area for a few hours so he has to swim in the medicine and salt? Is it ok for him to eat and drink in this water? 3) How long should I keep the Acriflavin and salt in the water to treat the fungus? how long will it take to heal, when can I put him back in with the other turtles? 4) also will it help the possible respiratory infection at all? 5) I have a concentric and a southern paint hatchling in a 55 gallon, should I add salt as a preventative measure, will it hurt the paint, will they need fresh water to drink? Thank you guys for your help thus far D. Hendrick Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ——————————— Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diamondbackterrapins/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: diamondbackterrapins-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. =====
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