On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 23:19:39 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:


My experiences with gill flukes has been too limited to recommend
anything in particular. For parasites in general, I've used Livebearer,
Quick-Cure, Nox-Ich & Clout and I've just added formaldehyde to my
arsenal. I have used Coppersafe, but so infrequently to not have formed
an opinion one way or another. Of the products I have used regularly,
they are listed in order, from preventative to medicinal desperation.
I've had good results with Livebearer, treating entire shipments, but as
with any contagions, you need to raise the stakes depending on the
illness. Clown loaches are not medicine-tolerant, so finding the weakest
medicine which works is very important, however, if it is too weak, you
often don't get another attempt, especially with new arrivals.

Frank in alt.aquaria is full of medicinal advice. Treating fish diseases
is the worst part of my job, and I'm only reluctantly getting better at
it.

NetMax



Thanks for the advise... I see I messed up originally, I had intended
to cross to alt.aquaria. I'll have to pay more attention in the
future.

Seeing the little things diseased is hard... this one is my favorite
fish of all the denizens in the tank.

Thanks again.