not really. what actually happens is the medication is incorrect for the problem.
nearly all the time problems with fish start with a parasite that is large enough to
breach the slime coat. then the bacteria are able to attack, and third is fungi.
breach of the slime coat is due to:
1. mechanical damage against rocks, from spawning, sucking plecos open the slime coat
2. thin or no slime coat (seen in columnaris infections), or poor quality slime coat
due to toxic water conditions. a thick slime coat is an indication of toxic water or
parasite infection.
3. the immune system is down or compromised and the slime coat does not have normal,
protective antibodies or anti-microbial proteins.
4. an abnormally large number of parasites can overwhelm even a good slime coat.
5. fish are carriers. they carry parasites in low numbers like ich and gyros.
normally they are under host control, but when the fish is stressed the parasites
overwhelm the host immunity and proliferate and cause disease.
Dumping the incorrect medication into the water stresses the fish. So treat for
parasites first, bacteria second and with medicated food UNLESS the fish can be
treated in a quarantine facility and closely monitored. Ingrid


"BenignVanilla" m wrote:
Newbie question here...wouldn't an overdose of medication kill a bit faster?
It seems like gasping fish dieing days later with fuzz on them points to an
illness with the fish, and not an over medication. Just playing devil's
advocate, so we don't have to read about a ponder in jail for 1st degree
murder.

BV.




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