Friday, 4 June 2010

Slime Coat Treatment

Avoid improper handling, don’t neglect your routine tank maintenance and provide a happy tank environment for your goldfish. There are several products on the market that will help maintain or cure the weakened protective slime coat of a goldfish.

Chlorine Remover & Slime Coat Replacer, pH buffers, beneficial bacteria that can help cycle a tank that helps remove ammonia and wound healing solutions. Other treatments include: Aqueous aloe vera gel 5-30% that promotes healing; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and polyvinylprolidone that contains a mucoprotein slime replacing compound; ethylendediaminetetraacetic acid which is a chleating agent; diazolidinyl urea is a preservative.