"miskairal" wrote in message
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Ozdude wrote:
I read on a betta site last night that C.f. actually does have some
highly resistant strains now, something like the super-bug in hospitals
that no anti-biotic can beat.
I was a nurse, hence my dislike of over use of antibiotics 
I avoid them for myself. Result? A pretty robust immune system - I don't get
sick, or very, very rarely
I treated my tank with tri-sulphur and the two XXXXfix fluids today and I
had a bit of a brainstorm about mediacted food - instead of flakes,
pellets or bloodworms - they got fed sinking wafers in a DIY feeder which
prevents it from settling on the substrate (an inverted plastic lid with
a sucker attached - half way down the water column which acts as a
platform). As the food absorbs the water it takes up the meds and you
have a sort of crude medicated feed. I figured it wouldn't hurt them
because it's also getting into their blood via respiration through the
gill membranes.
Where did you get the tri-sulphur? I like you combination of medications.
From the LFS a while ago. They're Aqua Master brand Tri-Sulfa Tablets -
yellow label.
1 tablet dissolved for each 40L of water. They contain Sulfadiazine 135.5mg,
Sulfadimine 154.7mg and Slufamerazine 154.1mg as monosudium salts.
The label states in part "As an aid in control...Mouth and Body Fungus
(Culmnaris spp.)...."
I try not to use them unless I have to because they knock out all bacteria
and they are a pretty full-on thing to use by my estimation.
Still, when I do use them they seem to work in just one doseage.
SOI has fairly dropped so we are on our way to another El Nino probably.
I just want the dams to fill up again
I'm used to El Ninio, but I'm over
dry weather - some rain for a few days would be wonderful
Up in one of your other posts (which I cna't now find) I saw that you
can't get PP. Did you try a chemist? When I was nursing we used to use it
for bathing kids with infected scabies.
I can now get into that website btw.
I can get it - it's not a sourcing issue - it's my finance issue
Also, does anyone know if PP will stain any tank equipment? It sure makes
a mess of a white bathtub.
I believe it does. I've read many a aquatic medication page on the web where
they talk about PP treatments and every one of them has mentioned that it
will stain things orange or pink. Apparently H2O2 will oxydise/neutralise
it, but then we start going down a chemical spiral road as far as I'm
concerned - this is why I'm a bit hesitant to use it in the first place. I
don't think I would treat a whole display tank with it.
Oz, it is so good having you here as a fellow Aussie who understands the
problems of the antibiotic lack. So much of the net where I've asked
questions the replies have been to use this or that antibiotic and when
you say you can't, it's like, tough titty or what planet do you come from.
You have dragged much more info out of everyone here than I have been able
to anywhere - GREAT WORK!!!
Hey! that's what these discussion groups are for. It's why I love them and
frequent them daily - the exchange of information, views and thoughts are
far beyond days worth of Gooogling. I fugure, especially with aquaria, there
is every chance that someone has had either the specific problem or
something like it and can relate some experience on the matters. You also
meet some really nice people, as people too
There are also the more experienced people around who are just wonderful,
mature and compassionate.
Truth be known, if it wasn't for the help and non-judgmental advice received
over these last few months, I would have sold the fish plants and equipment
and given the hobby up. There was a time where it just seemed too much
bother for me to be bothered with, but I am now very into it, AND I also
have better than average skills and knowledge which gives me a leg-up when I
go for that job at the pet shop, in the aquatic section
Have a great day! and stay cool (fish as well).
Oz
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