Re: [RML] Diseased Rainbows
Andrew Boyd (andrew at pcug.org.au)
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 17:55:00 +1100
At 02:59 PM 1/21/97 -0700, Steve wrote:
>I had a similar situation with my praecox. I had a 30 gallon tank with 12 M.
>praecox. They had been in the tank for several months and were doing fine -
>even creating (and eating) little praecox. In the space of 24 hours I lost 10
>of them - first they were gasping at the surface, then frantically and
>erractically swimming around the tank with limited motor controls. Only the
>largest three survived. A thirty percent water change had been done the
>previous week and I tried an emergency 50% water change to no avail. The only
>item that stands out in my mind is that I had noticed some snails in the tank
>and had used some "snail_rid" in the tank that morning. I have used snail-rid
>on other tanks before but never in the rainbow tanks. I know that acriflavine
>causes problems with rainbow fry - has anybody had any problems with rainbows
>and snail-rid or other copper solutions?
Howdy Steve! I have heard of several cases of Dead Fish Syndrome after the
application of snail killers. It would seem to be a dangerous practice... I
was advised not to do it, early on, so I have no idea how to solve the problem.
Regards, Andrew
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