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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