Ever since I joined this forum all I hear is stress coat this and stress coat that! I've read that although it is meant for fish it is great for crabs.
Prior to asking this question, did you use the search box at the top right of HCP and type in "Stresscoat" and read the recent discussions about the product?
Wow, I am way too unobservant . I never even noticed the search bar! very sorry!
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i read in a book you can put stress coat in the water bowl
what bowl fresh or salt
if i put in do i still use salt i heard it hardens exo
how much do i use it says how much per gallon but not small amounts
are there other stress coats that do other things
i know some have been giving it a try but i can only say that i dont use stress coat. Ive heard that some have been using it for years with no problems but i really dont see a reason to use it.
Yeah, some crabbers used to use stress coat to bathe their hermies (never in drinking water, they shouldn't be drinking it), but most have stopped using it with no ill effects either way. I can't see any reason that they would need it; if anything, the fact that it creates a coating over them could be dangerous if it coated their gills. Stress coat is designed to help fish maintain their slime layer; hermies don't have slime layers and they aren't wet all the time to maintain one, so the stress coat couldn't do anything useful for them.
I typed "Stress Coat" in the search bar, and many postings came up so I have merged the post.
I am one that did use stresscoat for about our first 2 years of crabbing. I have not used it now for almost 8 years. Whereas I did not notice any ill effects from using it, I have also not noted any ill effects from not using it in their bath water either. So IMO, this is one less chemical I subject our hermies to. It is thought that it is possible the slime coating may effect how hermies absorb the nutrients from the food they eat.
If one opts to use it in their bath water, (not drinking water) one should not use another dechlorinator with it due to Stress Coat has a dechlor in it and this would be a double does of the chemicals. (and nothing for the stresscoat dechlor to bond to)
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It's only for use in bathing, not drinking water. NEVER put stress coat in their drinking water or their salt water dish.
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~Sonic and Rizzo, the Ecuadorian Brothers, will always be missed. So went Scuttle into the great Crabitat in the sky.
So... at the moment I am using Aqua Safe.
I would like to get something that does not add a slime coat, but it seems impossible to find anything like that around here!
What brands do you guys use? I looked into Zilla Aquatic Reptile Water Conditioner. Would that be an option for my Hermies?
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MomofFive wrote:So... at the moment I am using Aqua Safe.
I would like to get something that does not add a slime coat, but it seems impossible to find anything like that around here!
What brands do you guys use? I looked into Zilla Aquatic Reptile Water Conditioner. Would that be an option for my Hermies?
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* Neutralizes chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals
* Measuring guide assures accurate, easy conditioning
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The same tap water that’s fine for humans could be hazardous to aquatic reptiles, unless it’s treated first with R-Zilla Water Conditioner. Simply add this safe liquid to rid terrarium pools of the chlorine, chloramines and heavy metals. It’s easy to add exactly the right amount to an existing pool, thanks to a water measuring guide that prescribes the proper dosage every time.
Sounds like it should work, but is there a break down for mixing a gallon? (I did not download the directions)
Another one some use and I use for boiling certain items and for when we wash sand is API:
But there is no tap water conditioner sold on the market that removes fluoride from tap water. For this reason I use bottled distilled water for their water ponds.
And all tap water conditioners are made for 'normal' tap water days and do not take into consideration when the public water company flushes their lines with chlorine after X amount of gallons of water goes through them to kill any possible bacteria.
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. I never even noticed the search bar! very sorry!
