Re: [RML] rainbowfish goiter

Wright Huntley (huntley1 at home.com)
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 05:23:18 -0700

Tyrone Genade wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Some of my rubrostriata have developed what can best be
> described as a goiter (a swelling under the chin).
>
> I read somewhere some time back that this was due to an
> iodine deficiency.
> Any thoughts on treatment? or the correct cause?

I haven't the foggiest as to how to cause it correctly. ;-)

Sounds like fish thyroid (benign tumor) problem. Untergasser (_Handbook of
Fish Diseases_, TFH) treats it with iodine and potassium iodide. Takes 2-4
weeks to slowly start to regress.

Stock solution: 0.5g iodine and 5g potassium iodide in 100ml of water.

Use 1cc of stock solution to each 50 liters of aquarium (and change) water.
No charcoal filtration, but do in the regular tank.

I'm always amused when folks get anal about the iodide trace in table salt,
when compared to the above treatment. <VBG>

Wright

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