Re: NANFA-- RE: diseased sunfish
Mysteryman (bestfish_at_alaweb.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:59:32 -0700
BR0630_at_aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 4/18/03 7:43:11 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
> archimed_at_netdoor.com writes:
>
> > Any chance this is Ich
>
> Martin, I considered that, but in my experiences with ich, it just didn't
> look like this. It may be, but it's surprising that the other fish species in
> the same aquarium aren't infected. I bathed a couple of the fish in salt
> water & although the immediate impact was to have a very subdued fish, the
> following day there was a noticeable decline in the amount of 'dandruff'.
>
> Thanks,
> Bruce
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This is my first post to the list. I'm not sure if I'm doing this right,
or if you'll even get this message, but here goes:
My guess is going to be flagellates.
Have you tried simply scraping a few of them off and getting them
identified? The cure should be easy once you know your enemy.
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