NT Labs Acriflavin 500ml

All ponds will contain billions of minute bacteria. There are the helpful species that breakdown the toxic fish waste in the biological filter system, and convert it into nitrate, which is then taken up by the plants.

However, there are also other bacteria that live in the pond that are opportunistic invaders of stressed and wounded fish.

These bacteria, including the species Pseudomonas and Aeromonas will infect any cut or abrasion of the surface of the fish, and can also invade the host across the gut wall during gastrointestinal problems.

Acriflavin when added to the pond will reduce the numbers of these opportunistic bacteria in the pond, thus lowering not only the chance of infection, but also the intensity of disease in already infected ponds.

Acriflavin can be used in conjunction with Ulcer-Swab and Wound Seal in the treatment of ulcers and wounds.

Add 10ml of Acriflavin to every 80 gallons (363 litres) of pond water.

Swell UK recommend the following when treating:

• Switch off UV until all the colour of the treatment has gone from your pond.
• Wait 10 days after the final dose before treating with any other pond medication.
• If you feel that a repeat dose is necessary, check your diagnosis carefully, a different medication may be more suitable.
• Do not treat with water temperatures below 10 degrees or over 30 degrees.
• Remove any Carbon or Zeolite from the filter or pond.
• Top up your filter with live bacteria as treatments damages filter bacteria