Chart Number 13

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Problem

Unclean Gravel

Appearance

Green or brown film coating gravel

Cause

Algae buildup, fish waste or uneaten food

Use JUNGLE GRAVEL WASH

Proper Action

Notes

Dirty gravel may lead to undesirable conditions

Problem

Velvet

Body skin of fish appears dusty in grey or yellowish patches.

Appearance

Cause

A parasitic algae, Oodinium limneticum

Proper Action

Use MOLLY BRIGHT or SHIMMY BLOCKS with VELVET GUARD.

Spreads easily. Keep aquarium as dark as possible as oodinium needs light to spread, Clean nets with NET SOAK.

Notes

Problem

White Skin

Grey or white film on body

Appearance

Cause

External protozoan parasite, Costia necatrix

Proper Action

Use FUNGUS ELIMINATOR or BINOX. Use GOLD FIX on goldfish.

Notes

Spreads easily. Use care with nets and splashing to avoid infecting other tanks. Clean nets with NET SOAK.

Problem

White Spot (ICK)

Appearance

White sugar-like spots. Spots on fin or body

Cause

Ichthyophthirius miltifiliis, a parasitic protozoan

Proper Action

Use ICK GUARD

Notes

Spreads easily. Use care with nets and splashing to avoid infecting other tanks. Clean nets with NET SOAK.

ABOUT CITY WATER

City water and well water may contain chemicals which are toxic to freshwater aquarium fish. START RIGHT neutralizes most foreign chemicals found in water, such as bromine, chlorine fluorine and iodine and will neutralize many harmful heavy metals. For this reason, Jungle Corporation feels it is wise to use START RIGHT with every partial or total water change.

Nitrites, which are found in all aquarium water, cause a fish blood condition known as methemoglobinemia. Methemoglobin (brown blood) cannot carry sufficient amounts of oxygen, and so nitrites slowly rise, depriving fish of oxygen. New fish may die in a short time when added to nitrite laden water. START RIGHT contains special chloride ions which help guard fish against nitrite poisoning at up to 20 times normal levels. 

HELPFUL HINT:
Plastic garden hoses are NOT SAFE for animal use. The plastic in garden hoses is softened with a toxic chemical during the manufacturing process. If these hoses are not adequately drained before each use, the toxic chemical residue can kill and injure any animal life, especially aquarium fish. To be safe, purchase hoses for animal use for an animal supply dealer or recreational vehicle upply dealer. There are many types of SAFE hoses, but they are NOT garden hoses.