ph, kh, and nitrates (to a lesser degree) have been under control, and my
changes are frequent (usually weekly) but small (10%ish). Fish load in that
29G tank when i first saw symptoms was 6 small and medium m. boesemani, 2 m.
praecox, 2 c. siamensis (SAE), a small botia loach (yoyo maybe?), and a
dwarf plecostamus. I've since moved two of the healthy boesemanis to another
tank that recently came online. I've had no other recent disease problems.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> [owner-rainbowfish at pcug.org.au]On Behalf Of Gary Lange
> Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 1:23 PM
> To: rainbowfish list
> Subject: Fw: [RML] White spots on eyes of m. bosemani
>
>
> This is a little late but hopefully you can make some use of it. At the
> last FOTAS (Fed of Texax Aquarium Societies) convention I got the
> opportunity to hear Dave speak on fish diseases. I thought he
> had mentioned
> something about the white spots on fish eyes but I couldn't
> remember what he
> had said so I forwarded your message. Thought I would have been
> alerted if
> he had said something about TB but I guess I missed it. Eric in your
> original message you didn't say anything about just how much of a water
> change you do or what sort of a fish load you have on the tank. With that
> soft water of yours you can get a pH bounce. I would also suggest doing
> several weekly 50% water changes if you aren't close to that now. If you
> have a planted tank obviously you should remove them before
> adding that much
> salt. Probably any corys too. Hope they clear up for you.
>
> gary lange
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Schleser <natimg at flash.net>
> To: Gary Lange <gwlange at stlnet.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 10:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: [RML] White spots on eyes of m. bosemani
>
>
> >Hi Gary,
> >Good to hear from you. When are you going to go on one of my Peruvian
> Amazon
> >fish collecting trips??????
> >If these white spots look like what I think they do, they are usually the
> result
> >of infections of the cornea secondary to injury from poor water
> conditions.
> They
> >start as a cloudiness, then seem to grow a pimple in the center of the
> white
> >area, and then the pimple seems to burst and crater. I would check the
> water
> >quality for pH and nitrates, do a big water change, clean filters
> (particularly
> >if they are long neglected undergravel type). Then move affected
> fishes to
> a
> >separate tank with a well conditioned sponge filter, 1 tbs. salt
> per gallon
> and
> >an antibiotic that will not destroy biological filtration. I
> like Furan-2.
> >
> >This is a different condition than what I think that I spoke
> about. What I
> >mentioned was a pimple developing in the soft tissue of the orbit around
> the
> >eye, and sometimes at the bases of fins. This is fish TB, or
> mycobacteriosis and
> >untreatable.
> >By the way, I am the on-line freshwater fish "Expert" for Petstore.com.
> Anyone
> >can send me a question and I will answer it within 72 hours. Write me at
> ><freshwater at petstore.com>.
> >Cheers!
> >Dave Schleser
> >
> >Gary Lange wrote:
> >
> >> Hey Dave,
> >>
> >> After seeing this email posted on the rainbowfish mail list I thought I
> >> remembered you talking about it down in Dallas. I've seen it
> before and
> I
> >> could have sworn you mentioned it in your talk, but I couldn't remember
> what
> >> to do for it. If it sounds like an easy answer please blip me back and
> I'll
> >> post it, crediting you. I also want to know if it affects my fish the
> next
> >> time. Usually I've seen it when water quality has been a little lax.
> >>
> >>
> >> cheers,
> >>
> >> gary lange
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Eric Johnson <etj at nwlink.com>
> >> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> >> Date: Monday, April 17, 2000 4:28 PM
> >> Subject: [RML] White spots on eyes of m. bosemani
> >>
> >> >Several, but not all, of my m. bosemanis have developed white spots in
> the
> >> middle
> >> >of their eyes. others of the same species and other species
> (m. praecox,
> >> cross.
> >> >siamensis) in the same tank do not show any problems.
> >> >
> >> >Any idea what this is and how to treat? As soon as a move a
> batch of fry
> >> from
> >> >one of my smaller tanks I'll have a tank available to use as
> a hispital
> >> tank
> >> >for the affected fish.
> >> >
> >> >Also, is there anyone on this list from the Seattle, WA, USA area?
> >> >http://www.nwlink.com
> >> >
> >
>
>