[RML] more Tuberculosis?

Kevin Sheller (kevmo at aplants.com)
Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:21:53 -0600

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OK. It's official. I'm a hypochondriac for my fish. I'm nervous that they
have TB. I just saw the dreaded "stringy, white feces" trailing out of a
blue ram (in a tank with a bunch of rainbows.)

So, someone who has had it before, I want to hear as much as possible about
YOUR PERSONAL experience...

What were the symptoms they displayed?
How long before death occurs from when you saw the first symptom?
Did you have to tear down the tank and equipment and bleach it all?
Did you ever transfer it to another established tank?
How contagious was it? How quickly did the other fish get the disease?
Were any fish immune to it?
I have other fish than rainbows -- do all other fish get it?

Thanks!
Kevmo

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Sheller [kevmo at aplants.com]
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:47 AM
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RML] Is this Tuberculosis?

I don't think it is, but I don't want to take any chances. This is a
gardneri killie in a tank with a bunch of rainbows. I've been having some
illness problems lately with all inhabitants, and I've been losing killifish
to this disease.

They get bloated and turn almost white. They stop eating. Their scales
protrude. These are the only symptoms. No whitish feces, no sores. Not even
hanging at the surface. They are anywhere. This one was easy to catch and
place in a hospital tank. I am treating him for bacteria, because to me it
seems like Dropsy. (which I've never actually seen before -- just read about
it.)

Please look at the attached phots. Before and after pics.

What do you guys think?
Thanks!!!
Kevmo

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OK. It's official. I'm a hypochondriac for my fish. I'm nervous that they have TB. I just saw the dreaded "stringy, white feces" trailing out of a blue ram (in a tank with a bunch of rainbows.)
 
So, someone who has had it before, I want to hear as much as possible about YOUR PERSONAL experience...
 
What were the symptoms they displayed?
How long before death occurs from when you saw the first symptom?
Did you have to tear down the tank and equipment and bleach it all?
Did you ever transfer it to another established tank?
How contagious was it? How quickly did the other fish get the disease?
Were any fish immune to it?
I have other fish than rainbows -- do all other fish get it?
 
Thanks!
Kevmo
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Sheller
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 9:47 AM
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [RML] Is this Tuberculosis?

I don't think it is, but I don't want to take any chances. This is a gardneri killie in a tank with a bunch of rainbows. I've been having some illness problems lately with all inhabitants, and I've been losing killifish to this disease.
 
They get bloated and turn almost white. They stop eating. Their scales protrude. These are the only symptoms. No whitish feces, no sores. Not even hanging at the surface. They are anywhere. This one was easy to catch and place in a hospital tank. I am treating him for bacteria, because to me it seems like Dropsy. (which I've never actually seen before -- just read about it.)
 
Please look at the attached phots. Before and after pics.
 
What do you guys think?
Thanks!!!
Kevmo
 
 
 
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