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MTS die off

To: Aquatic-Plants at actwin_com
Subject: MTS die off
From: James Folsom <hymy at arches_uga.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:53:14 -0500
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> I'm wondering about a slightly weird theory...  3 months ago we switched our
> cat "Snicky" from Advantage to Revolution (selamectin).  Both these products
> are once a month parasiticides.  This is a rather amazing chemical, able to
> kill fleas and ticks for at least 30 days after a one spot application.  I
> understand that the chemical migrates along the animals fur and remains
> potent for a long time.  I pet Snicky daily (no choice really, she insists).
> I wash my hands afterwards, but I also put them in the tank daily as well.
> I wonder what a couple of ppm (ppb?) of this stuff would do to an aquarium?
> Going to be real careful about this now.
> 


Revolution propagates through the blood stream rather than the skin like 
advantage does.  I'd imagine that revolution would cause less trouble 
than advantage.  But that is just guess.

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