Treating with metro

[axl]

Hi,
im treating a fish in the hosptial tank at the moment with metro and is it crucial to get the ph down to 5, as i did not do this last night i just mixed up the metro and put it in the tank. Do i have to drop my ph if so whats the best way to do it and there is sand in the bottom of the tank, does this matter as well.
Discus was hidding in corners not eating but had full colour and I couldnt see anything else wrong with the fish, not sure why he is acting strangly. Any idears. cheers Axl

[ILLUSN]

A PH of 5 inhibits the flagellets, a low ph treatment alone can work.

the metro should do the job unless you have a resistant strain, still if you were to drop the ph it would be much more effective.

mix up some aged water at a ph of 5 and change 10% or so with each water change (if your mid way through a metro treatment add 20% aged water at normal ph and 10% ph 5 water)

[Merrilyn]

Axl, I've used a product called pH Down to drop the pH when necessary.

Most important of all, mix it up an an aging barrel and wait 24 hours before you add it to a tank.

A gradual drop over a few days is best. You don't want to put them into pH shock.