Turtle Dramas

[Scale_Addiction]

my short neck murry turt keeps getting white fungal infections on his feet,

his tank is kept spotless, and it comes and goes, it clears up, then comes back again.

any ideas on how to cure this for good?

 

[Dicco]

Add rock salt to the tank, just make sure it's safe for aquariums. Whats the temp? Try raising it a bit, white spot dosn't like high temps.

 

[Scale_Addiction]

not like white spot in fish, its bigger, like blotches,

 

[Scale_Addiction]

tank temp is 24 i think.

 

[Dicco]

I'd send Craig and Email or give him a call, he should know.

 

[Scale_Addiction]

like rock salt you get from the supermarket?

what ratio to water?

i have little feeder fish in there, will that kill them?

 

[Dicco]

You can get it from your local aquarium(if not I know where you can), the ratio is 1 gram per litre, but you can triple it if really needed(I wouln't though), It won't hurt feeder fish.

 

[Scale_Addiction]

cheers.

 

[Barney]

Fungal problems are from lack of UV

To cure leave turtle out of the water treat areas withs Benedine leave out for 2-3 hours
repeat 3 times a day
Should clear up with in 5 days

Add a fungicide to tank water

This problem usually affects turtles that kept indoors

I got this info fron Craig latta care sheet that is found on this site

 

[Guest]

With the salt, just get pure untreated rock salt from the supermarket and add it to the water at 1 tablespoon per 10 litres of water!!

 

[ashley_morris22]

untreated rock salt

pool shops have it cheap