MTF
At 07:20 AM 12/30/98 -1000, you wrote:
>At 05:46 29/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Thanks, again for the information. I've just done a water change and
>>have lowered the temps in all my tanks to 26 degrees Celsius. I'll see
>>how they do.
>>Is there anything chemically you use to combat this? I have medications
>>for bacterial infections and secondary infections that go along with
>>them. Will these help?
>
>Unfortunately, Mycobacteriosis is non-treatable. There is no known treatment
>to stop it in aquarium fish (human anti-tuberculosis drugs are ineffective)
>and it will progress despite your best efforts. The recommended treatment
>for infected fish is euthanasia. If several fish become infected in the same
>aquarium, it is usually assumed that the survivors are carriers and that
>they be treated accordingly. It is generally believed that infected fishes
>are the main source and reservoir of mycobacteria in aquaria. Dead fish,
>which have died from mycobacteria infection, and live carrier fish, can
>spread these bacteria.
>
>I have just uploaded an article on this disease on my web site this morning
>and it gives some general information and details my own personal
>experience with this problem. It also give you a couple of other sites to
visit.
>
>Adrian.
>
> Adrian R. Tappin
> "Home of the Rainbowfish"
> http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
>
>
Mach T. Fukada, Editor
fukada at hawaii.edu
Honolulu Aquarium Society
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