Re: Taking DISEASED fish nback .... :*(

Gill wrote,
I think we are coming across the American/Europe divide in terms
of attitude to treating things........
....I have a cold but shun any treatment
unless absolutely necessary...I would not dose myself up without knowing
that there is a specific problem...I would not go to the DR or the vet
to get a prescription...nor would I be given one...without a specific
problem...

Hmmm - no vaccinations? And we here in the US don't have Mad Cow
Disease or Hoof and Mouth Disease!

I would not dose a QT tank with meds unless I saw specific symptoms
because I believe it is irresponsible to do so...I don't even know where
for anti-bacterial stuff....they would be a tank of very stressed
fish having gone through all these medications....

No, since the fish already look to be healthy, a quarantine preventive
treatment starts with a teaspoon of salt per 5 gals.and 20% daily water
changes for 4 to 5 days while feeding a medicated food for 10 days. Day
5 or 6, start a 2 day treatment with fluke-tabs (for internal
parasites) if the fish are wild or pond raised, followed by a half dose
13 day (low dose) treatment of an anti-parasite medication.
.............. Frank

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