Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485
><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Todd Crail
><)> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:37 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- parasite removal
><)>
><)>
><)> I'd also look into what system stress had
><)> compromised formerly "stable" fish
><)> to take a beating from a recently introduced
><)> external parasite they would
><)> normally slime right off. While I'm beginning to
><)> change my view on
><)> gastrointestinal parasites and what role they play
><)> in fish health...
><)> External parasites on everybody has always proven
><)> there's a system problem
><)> which I've found is best solved by correction.
><)> Might want to check into
><)> that too. pH? Nitrate? Stray Volts? Low Dissolved
><)> O2/High organic content?
><)>
><)> ----- Original Message -----
><)> From: "unclescott" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
><)> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
><)> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:01 PM
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- parasite removal
><)>
><)>
><)> > While those anthelmintics mentioned are intended
><)> to get rid of internal
><)> and
><)> > external worms, the Flubendazole seems to also
><)> do a number on external
><)> > parasites. It left the plants alone.
><)> >
><)> > However after a week some of the snails were
><)> ailing. Like all medications,
><)> > it should be changed out.
><)> >
><)> > Of course you were using salt. You might just
><)> try steping it up to marine
><)> > levels first. :)
><)> >
><)> > (of course the salt baths are done fairly
><)> quickly. When the fish shows
><)> some
><)> > stress, they were removed to new, seasoned,
><)> fresh water. The plan was that
><)> > the sudden osmotic pressure change in the water
><)> would do in the smaller
><)> > massing parasites first.)
><)> >
><)> > All the best,
><)> >
><)> > Scott
><)> >
><)> > > >Hi, all. I brought some bait shop mummichog
><)> into my 65 gallon tank,
><)> and
><)> > > >apparently they have some kind of parasites.
><)> A few days after I
><)> brought
><)> > > >them in, the whole tank broke out with a
><)> bunch of white spots. Maybe
><)> > ich,
><)> > > >I'm not sure. Anyway, I put about three
><)> teaspoons of instant ocean per
><)> > > >gallon in the tank, and bumped the
><)> temperature up to 82 degrees or so,
><)> > and
><)> > > >the white spots disappeared, so I think the
><)> salt cleared it up.
><)> > > >
><)> > > >The fish are still scratching against the
><)> heater, however, so I guess
><)> > > >there's a second parasite that the salt
><)> didn't wipe out. Anybody know
><)> of
><)> > a
><)> > > >medicine I could feed them or something to
><)> wipe out this smaller
><)> > parasite?
><)> > > >
><)> > > >Thanks.
><)> > > >
><)> > > >Bob
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