Re: L. curviceps disease

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

I doubt that salt will cure your fish. It might help its immune system do its work
by slowing down the growth of some organisms in the tank, but that's about all.
I've used a "chemical cocktail" on many fish that has seemed to work over the
years on undefined diseases. It's a combination of Kanamycin, Naladixic Acid, and
Metranidazol. But before I used this I'd try feeding him on a medicated (for
paracites) food first.

Good luck,

Mike Wise

Piabinha@aol.com wrote:

> i hope you can help me with this problem.  i have had for months now a sick
> Laetacara curviceps male.  i bought it for my female who's very mature and
> ready for spawning.  but the day it arrived, the male has had some kind of
> parasite.  it does not show good color, but a dark, dull gray.  it's belly is
> a little concave.  its eyes are a little opaque.  and it shows no interest in
> mating.
>
> other than that, it acts and feeds perfectly normal.  today i got fed up with
> it and set up a hospital tank with a tank i found in the garbage this week.  i
> filled it halfway with a mixture of water from my fish tanks and fresh tap
> water.  i placed my sick fish in it and poured a small amount of non-iodized
> (kosher) salt.  i will feed it tomorrow morning.
>
> so far he seems to be doing ok.  do you think this salt treatment can rid it
> of whatever parasite it has?  i'm afraid of using medication since i can't
> tell if it has a bacterial (gram negative or positive), protozoan, or other
> multicellular parasite.  fish disease treatises and instructions are so
> confusing.
>
> any help appreciated.
>
> tsuh yang chen, nyc
>
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