Re: diseases

[Carlos Eduardo Alves Ribeiro <fish@montreal.com.br>]

The best way I`ve found to get rid of ick is the old methylene blue. It
always works and is very cheap. There are new products on the market, I`ve
tried some of them with limited
success ... But do not use methylene blue on a tank that contains plants !

At 00:40 17/01/98 EST, you wrote:
>this is an embarrassing question, but what is a good way to get rid of
>ick?  a lot of books i read say to usemalachite green.  where does one
>buy that?
>
>has anyone tried the mardel product, maracide?  i have lost fish due to
>using that product which is supposed to be safe.  the fish affected were
>usually catfish.  it's embarrassing because ick is supposed to be an easy
>disease to cure.
>
>also, one of my betta pugnax (sorry it isn't an apisto) has a strange
>disease, where parts of its face around the eye seem to have been eaten
>away.  is that a disease?  what causes it and is it contagious?
>
>thanks for any help.
>
>tsuh yang chen, new york city
>
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