> I am going to preach now! All sinners sit down and listen!
>
> The NUMBER ONE RULE of aquarium keeping or of animal husbandry. QUARANTINE
> NEW ANIMALS AS THEY ENTER YOUR COLLECTION!
>
> We would not have to listen to forty odd 'cures' if we all followed this
> basic rule.
> > > > > I didn't have any parasites at all until I put the mummichog in
the
> > > tank.
> > > > I
> > > > > knew I was taking a chance, but I needed the fish for a photo
shoot,
>
> You don't have to have a spare aquarium to do this in. Heck go down to
> Walmart and buy a cheap plastic container add some aquarium water and a
> cured sponge filter and monitor the animals. Keep them there for a week or
> two just to be sure. (I hear the screams a coming! A week ---- or two! I
> don't ........ Hush you is the boss - you set the time you feel
comfortable
> with!)
> This is especially a good time for wild caught fish. Secondly dip those
fish
> in a formalin bath to remove some of the ectoparasites. Do not place the
> water from the bag into your quarantine water. Use seperate utinsils and
> nets that should be well marked! Soak all of these in a sanitizing
soulution
> of 2-3 ounces of bleach per gallon of water. SOAK for at least 15 minutes
> if there is no organic material present. Keep it in there longer if there
> is.
>
> Internal parasites are more difficult to treat than ectos. No single cure
> works well on all genera present. Wild caught animals will surely have a
> well established internal fauna. My suggestion is to never mix wild caught
> animals with captive bred ones unless you don't care about passing on
> parasites.
>
> Enough! Husbandry - not Medicine is the key to healthy animals. Enjoy
> your hobby!
>
> Stan Perkins
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