Re: [RML] methylene blue?
Phil (peekay at acay.com.au)
Thu, 8 Jun 2000 08:50:51 +1000
Most of the "Fungus" that affects fish is actually bacteria, either
columnaris or aeromonas. Saprolegnia is a fungus that does affect eggs, and
as Wright hinted at below, it tends to be opportunistic and only attacks
dead tissue.
Phil.
> > methylene blue is a disinfectant?
>
> Yes, in that is a mild antibacterial. It has been touted as a fungicide,
but
> that is only because it kills the bacteria that kill the eggs that
> subsequently would have fungussed. :-) It has no measurable fungicidal
> properties.