Microbe-Lift Herbtana/Artemiss Questions

Sprinkle

Sprinkle

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Hi, has any one used one of these? I'm still looking for medication for my betta and still no luck, but I have been advised by T the loach to use Artemiss and hoping its bacterial what my betta has. I can get one medication this Monday, which one will it be? Herbtana or Artemiss?

What Herbtana kills? What Artemiss kills?

Symptoms of my bettas illness:

Lethargy, he'll lay around for some time.
Clamped tail, not other fins. His tail is literally a thread.
Bloated, no pineconing.

Should I take Artemiss or Herbtana?

I really need to know these.
 
I have used both for over a decade and really like them. You would be looking for Artemiss since Herbtana is against parasites. I know someone who had a pineconed goldfish and was able to cure it with it. However, like I wrote before, bloating is a symptom of several conditions, most of which can't be cured. Also with any treatment it is the sooner the better. Unlike the salt treatment I proposed for your mollie, that was almost guaranteed to work, this would be a long shot. I would recommend having it on hand though so you can act immediately when something like this occurs in the future. The great thing about these products is they are safe for sensitive fish, plants and invertebrates. That saved me from tearing down large densely planted tanks to catch a small fish a couple of times.
 
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Thank you T the loach so much! I thought about getting both, Herbtana at some point of course, with the fact that Artemiss is for bacterial and Herbtana is for parasites including for skin and gill flukes which I could use for my livebearers and I like that fact.
So I would just ask about the dosage of Artemiss for a 40/42L tank and a 125L tank as well dosage of Herbtana for mentioned?
 
I think the different bottles have different dosages, what size did you get? The smallest $7 or $8 bottle can treat a 10 gal like half a dozen times for a week. Though for livebearers I would still recommend salt dips against parasites...
 
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the loach said:
I think the different bottles have different dosages, what size did you get? The smallest $7 or $8 bottle can treat a 10 gal like half a dozen times for a week. Though for livebearers I would still recommend salt dips against parasites...
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I didn't get one yet, getting 1 tomorrow :)
The only small size is 118ml I believe and when I was looking through Internet I have found a dosage of 1ml per 19/20L.
 
4oz/118ml that's the small one yes. Dose 1ml per 5 gal/19 liters daily for 10 days. So treats 118 x 19 = 2242 liters in total, you're good for quite a while.
 
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