Posted by oglefun21 on March 12, 2003 at 16:44:03:
In Reply to: Aloe Vera - a life saver, and other tips. posted by jtron on January 31, 2003 at 10:39:12:
:Hey all just wanted to let you know that the advice given about
:my egg bound fish really helped and now I want to return the
:favor. Although she has not spawned again yet, a treatment of
:Aloe Vera (often found in tropical solutions) is what I credit
:with saving her life. It performed two uses: It is often used
:in holistic applications as a laxative [try going to wal mart
:for a gallon and drink it in your smoothies, you'll be in for a suprize!] and it heals wounds very well. My girl was suffering from both of these problems as she was Egg Bound and her attempt to spawn had resulted in a lasceration in her vital area which is now completely healed. Before, her condition was so bad that she was begining to swin upside down and not eating her food. I have an aloe plant, so in addition to the Tropical suspension Stress Coat I cut up two large leaves to a 30 gallon tank and dispursed some of the aloe substance. within 72 hours she was skiming the surface for food and I fed her Liquifry because it was hard for her to eat solid food, this worked well. I also kept the radio on all day for her (softly) because it kept her engaged, interested in life and not discouraged. Angelfish love vibrations, and mine are particularly fond of them. Anyway I hope these tips help someone out there. It has been two weeks since her spawn and I do hope she'll spawn again but at least she is well. Thanks for all your help, J.
Wow!! I read your information about aloe vera and decided to give it a try on a real problem fish I had. I had bought this angel almost a month ago and had been fighting fin and tail rot ever since. No matter what medication I tried, etc, I could not get it to go fully away. Anyway, the last day of my last treatment effort I cut a leaf of aloe vera plant and squeezed the gel into a glass of water and made sure it was distributed evenly in that before dumping it into the tank. 48 hours later my fish looked amazing!! I could not believe that it actually seemed to have kicked the rot! The fins were beautiful and clear and the fish seemed so happy and energetic. I don't know for sure if it was the aloe, but after a month of medicating and only 48 of aloe, it sure seemed to make all the difference. Thanks for posting this. Let me know if you have found any other interesting fish facts in regards to the aloe.
Hanna
