what is the best way to cure the bloat?

[denisreplay]

i have see a lot of post that speack about bloat for tropheus and petros....but i don't have understand to much about it.
are there here people that hawe done bloat in theyr thank of petros and have cured that.
what is the best way for you ? metridazol(flagyl) or dimetridazol(alazol) or furanol?
how many days you use this product and what is the best dosage that you think about it?
i have see about the alazol many people post, but i don't understand the dosage beacause many people sad 5 mg/l other 12,5 ml/l other post this guys have use the alazol every 8 hour(with 1/3 of the desoge) because he sad that after 8 hour donsn't work....he think that 3 times a days is better that 1 a days.
what do you think about?what are yours experience about it?
thank you denis

[Dan Woodland]

First I would move the fish to a smaller hospital tank.

I've "cured" bloat using nothing but Epsom salts and stop feeding. Don't change the water temperature, stop feeding, and add about a quarter cup (2 ounces or about 60 grams) per ten gallons of water. do a water change every other day and add Epsom salts for the amount of water you remove.

If you've caught it early enough this should work.

Good luck.

[denisreplay]

hello dan.
how many days you use the epson salt? do you repeat this tratment after one week?
thank's denis

[Dan Woodland]

hello dan.
how many days you use the epson salt? do you repeat this tratment after one week?
thank's denis

I follow the treatment until they are better - a week or two. Epsom Salts are not toxic so it does not pose a threat to the fish if used long term.