Re: [RML] methylene blue?
Dennis Holmes (dhdesign at onthenet.com.au)
Fri, 09 Jun 2000 20:38:03 +1000
> From: Andrew <andrew at pcug.org.au>
> Organization: yabbyhaven.com
> Reply-To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2000 18:53:34 +1000
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] methylene blue?
>
> Dennis Holmes wrote:
>>
>> methylene blue is a disinfectant?
>> It also stimutates spawning?
>
> Hi Dennis,
>
> I've heard of methylene blue being blamed for birth defects in fish,
> mutagenic or teratogenic or whatever the term is.
>
> For that reason I've not used it in holding eggs in an unfungussed state
> - basically, I've relied on water quality and a little salt to do that.
>
> I'm not sure it stimulates spawning per se. Where did you hear that?
I put a little methylene blue with a pair of fish that had a fungus and they
went straight at it!
>
> Cheers, Andrew
>