A Fishkeeping forum. FishKeepingBanter.com

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » FishKeepingBanter.com forum » rec.aquaria.freshwater » General
Site Map Home Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Now I'm really worried!



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #26  
Old March 4th 05, 07:59 AM
Richard Sexton
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

In article .com,
Frank wrote:
1/2 tsp per 10 gal. of PP is the dose amount. Treatment takes 4 days,
but reinfection is high. Because it is *not* a medication or
antibiotic, with Flex. disease, most or all the fish will likely be
dead by the end of the second day. PP will raise the pH, and the tanks


Nonsense. It may be a quick or slow death or the fish may not die
at all. Dieter Untergasser in _Handbook of fish diseases_ discusses
this at some length.

Anything used to cure the fish is a "medication". Oddly he does
not list permanganate as a cure.

I believe Jungle labs makes a proprietary flex cure. (I
use acriflavine which seems to work)

--
Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org
http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wris****ches http://watches.list.mbz.org
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Lead weights for plants RedForeman ©® Tech 14 May 20th 04 01:50 AM
Lead weights for plants RedForeman ©® General 15 May 20th 04 01:50 AM
Lead weights for plants RedForeman ©® Plants 14 May 20th 04 01:50 AM
Wife worried about depth of pond and little grandkids and neighbor kids falling in Chumley General 10 January 31st 04 03:46 AM
Wife worried about depth of pond and grandkids falling in Chumley General (alternative) 7 January 31st 04 01:20 AM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:15 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 FishKeepingBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.