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Re: Fluke tabs
....Randy.....I'm inclined to agree with you on the cycst thing and that is
why I treat at least a second or third time. The problem or question is
what is the life cycle in terms of time for the little
boogers.............do the cysts hatch in 2 days.......3 days......7
days.......whatever...........then Fluke Tab (or what ever your favorite
treatment is) them at that point again.......much the same process as
Ick......people think they have destroyed the Ick when it drops off the
fish................we now know better and we know the length it takes to
COMPLETLY get rid of Ick..................boy some research into flukes is
warranted here to find the time line!!!!!!!! Nifty!
Mike
Mike Jacobs
J&M Tropicals
Wild Peruvian Imports...Plus
http://www.southernapistos.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Carey" <carey@spacestar.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: Fluke tabs
> At 05:19 PM 8/20/2002, Z-man wrote:
> >most articles say that when the excess LIVE BBS is left uneaten it
> >supplies food for the dormant cysts? or whatever to activate the Hydra.
>
> My theory is that hydra keeps emerging because most aquarists eradicate
> only the living animals but not their cysts. I assume that this is what
> happens when using fluke tabs -- it treats the current symptoms but
doesn't
> really eliminate the foothold of the pests, and eventually they come
> back. When I mean business on these pests, I bleach the tank and give the
> plants a bath in potassium permanganate. It's a lot more work, but the
> removal of hydra seems to be more permanent.
>
> --Randy
>
>
>
>
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