Re: [RML] Sudden death

Adrian Tappin (atappin at ecn.net.au)
Wed, 26 May 1999 06:34:00 +1000

Hello Hugo,
At 11:37 24/05/99 +0100, you wrote:
>On 22-May-99, Adrian Tappin wrote:
>
>Hello Adrian, Bruce,
>
>Thanks for the reply, I found that very informative.
>
>>The odd thing with this disease is that it will often take out an entire
>>species within a mixed species tank.
>
>Mixed species as in other rainbowfish species or just other fish species?

A mixed tank of rainbowfish species. I have seen and heard of this occurring
a number of times. I don't know if the other species have some immunity or
not, but its one of the reason that I discount the theory that water quality
is the major contributing factor that causes this outbreak. There's no doubt
that it probably is a contributing factor, but not the main one. Personally,
I think high temperature is the triggering factor.

>
>>Unfortunately, it is one disease that we will have to learn to live with :-(
>
>It not too late to hope for a cure..

There is some on-going research in some universities for the aquaculture
industry. Perhaps in time?

Adrian.

Adrian R. Tappin
Brisbane, Australia.
"Home of the Rainbowfish"
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