I am more interested in the ammonia removing properties of stress coat. I
think that the crowded conditions of a transport bag are made worse by
ammonia overload.
There is a wide range of tolerance for dosing, but you can over do it.
Geoff Kimber
Lexington,KY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally Billingham" <wally_at_wallybillingham.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish collecting
> Sorry to get in on this so late, just getting back into town. My southern
> momma always used to say "an inch of prevention is worth a pound of cure".
I
> too have been having this problem for a long time, then a fellow native
fish
> guy told me about using "Stress Coat" when I collect. I now use it all the
> time. I get the big bottle at Wal-Mart for about $4.00 and just shoot a
big
> squirt into the water in the bucket when I collect. I also bag all the
> "keepers" in large fish bags and put in another shot. It replaces the
slime
> coat on the fish which seems to help quite a bit. Ever since I have been
> using it I have never seen the problem again. I do however use it at at
> least 2-3x the standard dose. I do not think you can overdose it and its
> hard to measure in the field.
>
> Wally
> Corry, PA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish collecting
>
>
> > In a message dated 8/12/02 7:53:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > epiplaty_at_tampabay.rr.com writes:
> >
> > << I've seen this condition several times with newly collected Florida
> native
> > fishes, but in my experience, the fungus shows up 24 to 72 hours after
> > capture. >>
> > Yes the first 24 hours or so is the worst but when I collect from some
> areas
> > the fish are consumed almost before I can get them home. I try not to
> touch
> > the fish with my hands but this isn't always possible. maybe trauma from
> the
> > net or hands speeds up the process.
> >
> > Moon
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