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
Jackson, MS
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