> Can one put CS in with our Beta? We've had it for 8 months! Marsha's practice of putting CS in with water changes in her betta's 1 gallon tank seems worthwhile. The only caution I have relates to the type of filter system you have in your tank...
If it's just a good sized jar with an air bubbler, some marbles or large gravel and a few plastic plants, then you'll need to do a partial water change at least weekly to get rid of the ammonia and other toxins that will build up from uneaten food and fish waste. Under these circumstances, regular CS administration *probably* won't hurt and may help. IF, however, you've got an under gravel filter, or an external filter of the type that is supposed to build up a bacterial population to act as a "biological filter", then there's a good chance your CS will kill the good bacteria and, quite likely, dangerously stress your fish! If you're using more natural substrates -- clay, sand, small gravel -- and real plants, there's a good chance they're host to a significant bacterial colony the death of which will foul the tank, also. You can always set up a good sized quarantine tank to treat a sick individual fish separately from your established tank. Just be sure it's big enough and that you carefully control conditions in it so the fish doesn't suffer too much stress. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: silver-list-requ...@eskimo.com -or- silver-digest-requ...@eskimo.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
