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URGENT - Another sick fish
On Sat, 3 May 2008 13:24:55 EDT, wrote:
it may be a pH thing, it may be a "hardness" thing. there is some reason people like Floyd and Jo Ann dont recommend it. Ingrid Could be, but something shouldn't be discarded just because of "environmental" reasons or human error. Especially when so many others have found it to work quite well. Perhaps you can find out why they don't recommend it rather than guessing. Perhaps they didn't find it effective? Perhaps because of mixing problems? They've since found that by mixing the powdered med with formalin it goes into solution much better, and it doesn't take that much formalin. And..... this year they've come out with a liquid version. I plan to try that this fall, as I always do a treatment before winter, since my pond is open to pass overs by poo dropping birds. :-{ ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
Ingrid, none of what you've posted, including the info I see at that
web site backs up this statement: never ever use Pranzi, it is toxic to fish. ... Ingrid If you've seen info that Praziquantel is actually toxic to fish, I'd love to see that. Otherwise, it seems like a wild claim to me, especially when Praziquantel is recommended as a treatment on the expert site you listed. So far, everything I've read convinces me that it's safe to use if the need arises and nothing even hints that it may be toxic to fish in typical use. that was what I saw as a non-recommendation on the site, not to treat food fish. So Dave don't being eating that fish. ;-) ... ~ jan Yeah, I had to break the "no eating the fish" news to my family after reading the same warning on the Tricide-Neo packet. No, no... Dave |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
adult cestodes are internal not external parasites. it is like worms in dogs. Ingrid
On Sat, 3 May 2008 19:35:27 EDT, ~ jan wrote: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA041 Drs. Ruth Ellen Klinger and Ruth Francis Floyd are experts. They dont recommend prazi for external flukes. All I found at above website: Praziquantel at 2 -- 10 mg/L for 1 to 3 hours in a bath is effective in treating adult cestode infections |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
On Sun, 4 May 2008 11:04:25 EDT, wrote:
adult cestodes are internal not external parasites. it is like worms in dogs. Ingrid http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FA041 Drs. Ruth Ellen Klinger and Ruth Francis Floyd are experts. They dont recommend prazi for external flukes. On Sat, 3 May 2008 19:35:27 EDT, ~ jan wrote: All I found at above website: Praziquantel at 2 -- 10 mg/L for 1 to 3 hours in a bath is effective in treating adult cestode infections And prazi treats the internal as well as the external. ???? ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
I posted new images of the fish. I think it's healing well:
http://homepage.mac.com/pondstuff/PhotoAlbum1.html The eye is so much better. I think the fish is pretty well out of the woods now. How long does it take for fish like these to grow scales back? I'm trying to figure out when I should return it to the pond. I'll wait until the eye finishes clearing and the side wound is basically healed (I see it shrinking), but it seems like scales might take months to return. Given the large number of scales that are missing, will it be ok to return the fish without those? I'd like to get the fish back in the pond as soon as it's ready for that. Dave |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
I've posted some more pictures of this fish at:
http://homepage.mac.com/pondstuff/PhotoAlbum1.html (See the 5/22/08 images.) Unfortunately, I can't take any more pictures because my office roommate has gone... ....back to the pond! After a month in my tank, an initial salt dip, wound cleaning, 3 treatments of Tricide-Neo, daily(!) water changes, many filter cleanings, salt level maintenance, and a whole lot of attention to every little detail I could think of, the fish is now healthy enough that I felt she could go back to the pond. During her stay, I made a new fish-safe bottom drain cover that's been working great, and the pond is now clearer than it's ever been. It will be a great place for the fish to continue healing. So, the final details: The torn fin fused back together. The eye cleared and the bubble went away (when it started going away, 90% of it happened in about 4 days). The main wound is still there, but it's clean, it's shrinking and healing well, and there are new layers of skin covering it. At this point I believe that the fish will be best off healing on its own in the pond rather than in my 45 gallon tank. I really want to thank everyone again, and especially Jan, for all the help with this. I've learned so much during this adventure. For the first week, I'd wake up each day and be thrilled that the fish was still alive. To see its health progress over the weeks and finally be returning it to the pond (in so much better shape) is a GREAT feeling. : D Thanks. Dave |
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URGENT - Another sick fish
On Thu, 22 May 2008 23:01:59 EDT, Pond Addict
wrote: I've posted some more pictures of this fish at: http://homepage.mac.com/pondstuff/PhotoAlbum1.html (See the 5/22/08 images.) Sending good vibes that fish continues to do well. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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