Of the chemicals mentioned only Doxycycline is in regular use here in
Australia (at least at a GP level) and all require prescriptions so that
puts the price up. Doxycycline is a broad spectrum Tetracycline type of
drug that has many indications from Acne to Zoonoses, and is even a useful
malaria prevention drug for short term use.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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> From: Chen Leong <cleong at btr.com.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Disease
> Date: Monday, 9 February 1998 13:02
>
>
> G'day Adrian,
>
> Having identified the disease and then got details of the requisite
> chemicals for treating the fish, how easy is it to get these chemicals ?
> ie. Are they easily available from chemists or other sources without the
> necessary prescriptions etc.
>
> Chen
>
> >On the subject of TB I've just been reading a book called "Colorguide of
> >tropical fish diseases" by Gerald Bassleer (Have you got this book Bruce
> ;-)).
> >
> >Anyway he states that the following antibiotics are effective against
> >Mycobacterium use at 0.25-0.50 gm/100gm in food for 14 days.
> >
> >Doxycicline, Rifampicine, Rifamycine and Rifampin.
> >
> >Also he states that Kanamycine at 2-5 gm/100L for 4-5 days or mixed in
food
> >at 200-300mg/100gm is also effective.
> >
> >Of course you would have to get the fish to eat the food which isn't
always
> >possible when the fish are sick!
> >
> >Anyone wish to comment???
> >
> >Adrian.
>
>