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Antibiotics work on bacteria, until resistance builds in. Many of the
antibiotics in use are of no use. The use of antibiotics in the pond is really a poor investment. They will kill your filter which will cause deterioration of the water quality, and poor water causes the fish to be more susceptible to the bacteria than if they were left to their own defenses. Antibiotic food has some marginal benefits, depending on the antibiotic incorporated, if the fish will eat. Sick fish typically go off their feed and you couldn't get them to eat shrimp, so the antibiotic food doesn't do any good for them. Injectable antibiotics are really the best, when antibiotics are needed. There are some new dips, which incorporate some antibiotic with an activating agent that seem to work. Getting injectibles usually entails having a very cooperative vet, since they are not allowed to dispense without seeing the patient. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Carl Beyer" wrote in message ... Someone suggested that I should refrain from antibiotics due to the addition of new strains of viruses... I try avoid to antibiotics in my personal life as well so it got me thinking. When a human takes antibiotics, unless it is a shot, there is a regiment (6 to 10 pills) of medication that have to be taken (according to the doctor). Stopping the intake of the antibiotic can lead to stronger viruses and some other stuff I really don't understand (and maybe this whole theory is wrong as well?). So, do you have to keep giving fish Antibiotics if you start? Carl -- -- http://www.cobaltbluefilms.com |
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