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Fish Bent due to nitrate poisoning or shock

Fish bent over sideways is caused by nitrate poisoning or shock. Supersaturated gases (concentrated amounts of oxygen) is the only other thing to cause fish to bend sideways. Stealing oxygen from the bloodstream, nitrates are only safe at low levels. All too often levels are allowed to rise to dangerous readings. A large water changed is performed by the fish owner, causing the condition. Fish sensitive to the toxin may become injured when placed in shallow water

The pressure of deep water reduces the pressure caused by the toxin. The higher the levels of nitrates, the larger the exchange of water; the greater the injury

Caused by pressure in tap water, they are the tiny bubbles that cling to the sides of glass.  Maybe you’ve seen them

Fish inadvertently inhale these minuscule bubbles.  The lumps appear only on the upper side of the body. Persistant, SSG appears on the upper side of the body, from head to base of tail. The gas holds its own for days upon days before finally dispersing

Worse, they sometimes enter the bloodstream causing intense pressure in the fish’s body. Exhibited with nitrate or SSG issues, the same symptoms appear with both nitrate poisoning and SSG

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Mean Green Remedy

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Mean Green Remedy repairs red blood cells

Relieves symptoms of nitrite and nitrate poisoning: bottom sitting, pressed to bottom, lack of appetite, curled or bent position, red veining in tail fin or body

Boost immunity and improves general health; balances hormones; detoxifies blood and improves organ function and helps restore the blood’s ability to support oxygen

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Chlorophyll has the power to regenerate our bodies at the molecular and cellular level and is known to help cleanse the body, fight infection, help heal wounds, and promote the health of the circulatory, digestive, immune, and detoxification systems

Nitrite and nitrate poisoning Cousins, nitrites and nitrates both rob the blood of oxygen. Created during the nitrogen cycle, nitrite is converted from ammonia and then into nitrates by beneficial bacteria. In a cycled fish house, nitrates are always present, but our fish can only tolerate low amounts; 10 to 30 ppm. Nitrites should test at zero unless a spike has occurred or the cycle in progress. Healthy fish cannot tolerate any level of nitrite, but can tolerate low levels of nitrates

Fish suffering from nitrite or nitrate issues may benefit from salted water. Chloride in salt improves gill function, which helps the fish get increased levels of oxygen. Salt also makes water dense, which makes it heavier, which helps relieve the pressure caused by nitrates. The  Sea Salt Remedy may be combined safely with the Mean Green Remedy

Fish that have suffered from nitrate poisoning cannot tolerate shallow water as the pressure caused by the toxin is relieved by the pressure created by deep water. Perform small and frequent water changes to reduce nitrate levels, keeping the water table as high as possible

Learn all about the nitrogen cycle by reading The Organic Fish
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Optimum temperature for treatment is 70f to 72f

Instructions for use
Perform a total of 20% water change with each treatment, exchanging only 5% at one time if nitrates are present

Premix 1 ounce of solution (per 10 gallons of fish house water) in fresh treated water
Use water treatment if chloramines are present

Perform 1 day as a tonic or 3 consecutive days as full treatment. Repeat as needed

Keep solution refrigerated, and discard after six weeks

 

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