Re: [RML] A Question

Larry Stein (lstein at ids2.idsonline.com)
Sat, 01 Feb 1997 08:52:25 -0500

At 04:07 PM 2/1/97 +1100, you wrote:
>G'day Larry,
>
>I have a nasty feeling that your tank has "velvet" (Oodinium) and that is
>what happened to your smaller fish. Perhaps they died and were eaten by the
>snails or decomposed. there are a multitude of "cures" but many have dyes
>in them which may be damaging to your plants. Quinine is a popular
>treatment. Also the parasite is to some degree light dependent so
>blanketing will help.
>
OK.... I am going to treat the tank with the only cure recommended by 2
other fish store owners a compound called MARACIDE, this turns my tank
green but I suppose if the one fish lives and /or does not infect all the
other fish it will be worth while. However, in the Maracide package it
also recommends a concurrent treatment of Tetracycline or Maracyn tablets,
is this a standard protocol?

Above you mentioned blanketing, I assume this to mean a complete black out
light to the tank? Where I have my tank if I turn off the tank lights it
only recieves a small dose of ambiant light from the room, and for the time
I can keep the window shades down to minimize on sun light. Will this help
or does it have to be COMPLETE darkness? and for how long?

In your opinion how long should I dose the tank with Maracide and
tetracycline (or other preparation)?

Thanks Again

Larry