Re: [GSAS-Member] Re: Worms and white spider(update)

["Tony" <Loxxxo@comcast.net>]

Sorry to here about that Susan, I pushed real hard to try and not succomb to
ineveitable death with my African...I don't know if the orgin of bloat with
mine came from bacterial or feedings..But I'm still treating him rotating
every other 3 days on and off...this is his last treatment, he is now pretty
slim...Again sorry to here about that...Temp. I never would of thought they
may lead to bloat....
Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <welenofsky@comcast.net>
To: "Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat" <gsas-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2004 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Re: Worms and white spider(update)


> I just lost a L. feulloborni to bloat after turning the tank temperature
down.
> Susan
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>
> > Well,
> > I decided to strip down my tank after losing two of my Polyterus pollis
I
> > moved all my Polyterus to two different Q tanks, I then begin to treat
with
> > 1/2 doses of fluke tabs..2 treatments, the first night I stayed up for
> > several hours to see the reaction and noticed they took it well, seen
some
> > worms coming off of the bodies and seen a few "free" swimming... Next
day
> > did a 1/3 of a water change on both Q tanks and notice none of the worms
or
> > "white" looking specks that move, did another 1/2 dose...Meanwhile I'm
> > stripping my tank down, and breaking down my sump, I let it all dry
directly
> > in the sun for 2 days...
> >
> > Filled it back up and didn't seen any of these pests, basically I have
to
> > cycle ALL over again but it's going to be worth it...
> > Steev by the way, remember when I was talking to you about the bloated
> > African I have? I have him in A 10 gall Q tank and I stopped feeding him
for
> > 3 days, did some research and decide on going the medication route with
him,
> > drug of choice Spectrogram, he has know lost most of his bloat and has
been
> > the slimmest and alert then I have ever seen him...I hope all this work
> > solves these problems...Anyway Steev thanks for looking at those samples
for
> > me.
> >
> > Tony
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "steev ward"
> > To:
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: Worms and white spider
> >
> >
> > > Tony-
> > >
> > > It's hard to say what's really going on but with any luck there's
nothing
> > > actually wrong.
> > > All of the foods you mentioned as well as the waste products from the
> > > Polypterus make good food for copepods and oligochaete worms, and it's
> > likely
> > > that this is what you see. Yes, they will crawl around on the
Polypterus
> > > because Polypterus have pretty thick skin and lay around on the bottom
> > alot.
> > >
> > > However ther may be something else going on, maybe even something
> > unrelated.
> > > I'd like take a look at your various bugs some time. Write to me off
list
> > and
> > > tell me how I can get some samples from you.
> > >
> > > Steev
> > >
> > >
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