Re: [RML] Disease

Adrian R. Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Mon, 09 Feb 1998 06:20:50 +1000

At 05:33 8/02/98 -0500, Denise wrote:
>If I'm not mistaken, Aquarisol contains copper. How much, I do not know.
>Copper becomes more toxic with decreasing pH. I question why anyone would
>add a heavy metal routinely to their tank.
>
>_Aeromonas hydrophila_ and _Flavobacterium columnare_ kill many more fishes
>than _Mycobacterium_ spp.
>
>Denise Petty, DVM

Would I be correct in assuming the DVM stands for Doctor of Veterinary
medicine???
Why I ask is because I believe that Mycobacterium is currently widespread in
the Rainbowfish hobby in Australia at the moment and it would be interesting
to know the extent of the problem in the US. I don't believe this has always
been the case and believe that it has only been on the increase over the
last maybe 10 years. It would appear to me that Rainbowfishes (particularly
the Australian species) seems to be more prone to TB than most other fishes.

Adrian.
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