Re: NANFA-- fish parasites

Irate Mormon (archimed_at_netdoor.com)
Mon, 11 Nov 2002 22:09:03 -0600

I think Chris covered one of the salient points :-)

On 11 Nov 2002 at 11:57, Bob Bock wrote:

> Martin, could you e-mail it to me until then?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Irate Mormon" <archimed_at_netdoor.com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish parasites
>
>
> > Check out my column in this issue of American Currents! Of course,
> they'll all be dead by then!
> >
> > On 10 Nov 2002 at 19:56, Bob Bock wrote:
> >
> > > Well, they're young fish, probably stressed out by a cross country
> > > ride in a mail truck. I'm also toying with the idea of cold
> > > treatment (putting them outside) and/or putting some oak leaves in
> > > with them. I've seen cold treatment clear up infections for a
> > > time. I've also heard that tannins in leaves also have antibiotic
> > > properties.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Bruce.
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
> > > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:23 PM
> > > Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish parasites
> > >
> > >
> > > > This kind of infection (bacterial I bet) means that the fish are
> > > > either
> > > old
> > > > and dying, or under environmental stress. I would do the last
> > > > tetracycline treatment, wait a few days, and then do a large,
> > > > maybe 50% water change. That ain't no guarantee, of course!
> > > >
> > > > --Bruce Stallsmith
> > > > Huntsville, AL, US of A
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
> > > > >Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > > > >To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> > > > >Subject: Re: NANFA-- fish parasites
> > > > >Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2002 15:09:22 -0500
> > > > >
> > > > >Dear Dr. Scharpfenfisch:
> > > > >
> > > > >My crappies have some kind of bacterial or fungal infection
> > > > >that seems to be slowly eating away at their caudal fins. I
> > > > >have no idea what it could
> > > be,
> > > > >what with being fairly clueless and all. My best guess was to
> > > > >treat with Paragon, and to throw in some extra tetracycline
> > > > >that I found way in the back of the fish cabinet. The
> > > > >infection doesn't seem to be getting any worse, but then again
> > > > >doesn't seem to be getting any better.
> > > > >
> > > > >I've been treating for about six days now and I dose with the
> > > > >last tetracycline tablet tomorrow. Please tell me what to do,
> > > > >so I can avoid going out to buy more tetracycline on my day
> > > > >off.
> > > > >
> > > > >Signed,
> > > > >
> > > > >Troubled in Mollyville
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> > Prost,
> >
> > Martin
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Prost,

Martin
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