Altum wrote:
Tynk wrote:
Altum wrote:
Frank wrote:
mchik wrote,
they both have some stringy white fuzz
coming out of one of their "nostril-like" holes ...
In another, probably unrelated
problem I noticed that the breeding tube of the male instead of being
the light color has a dark red spot on the end. What could this be?
Flexibacter disease - cause = stress (sudden changes in water
parameters). Treat tank with an antibiotic such as Kanamycin or Maracyn
Two as they won't do any harm to the filter's bacterial colonies.
Feeding a medicated food twice a day for 10 days will also help. Not
Tetra's, as Flex. Disease is resistant to their medicated
foods........... Frank
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Hi Ya Altum. = )
Is Tetra still making a medicated food? My LFS don't carry it. Do you
know of a mail-order house that carries it? I'm getting ready to buy
and quarantine some "feeder" goldfish and I'd like to have it on hand.
Fish won't eat the Jungle stuff.
I had heard they stopped making it because of over use creating
resistant strains of bactiera (same as what's happening with human
antibiotics).
As far as the Jungle brand....I totally agree. I've not seen anything
that lives in water eat either that or their parasite version.
Tetras....Never had a prob getting fish to eat their anti-bacteria
food.
So it's not just my critters. That's good to know. I miss the Tetra
foods. They were easy to use.
I actually still have some. Anyone know if it goes bad?
It's been open for yrs, but I kept the container in a ziplock type
baggy (It really smells nasty, doesn't it).
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If it's not frozen, I discard all fish food after six months. The
essential fatty acids and some of the vitamins oxidize. There can also
be mold contamination leading to afalotoxin buildup.
Most medicines break down too. Human medicines tend to have a
shelf-life from about one to three years.
Thanks Altum. Good to know.
I'll toss it out right away. I've not used it since I first opened it
(treating adult Angels that were suffering from the Angel virus and I
had to try something to battle the secondary Fin Rot infection that
usually ends up killing them). I guess it's a good thing that I've not
used it since. I would have never thought about mold growing in it. = /