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Re: tank wipeout (and MIME)
Tom beat me to it.
It sounds like the acute phase of *Flexibacter columnaris*, which can be
treated by a combination of chloramphenicol and acriflavin. It must be done
quickly and carefully, as it is quite tricky. See Untergasser, _Handbook of
Fish Disease_ TFH for the details.
The acute phase is very fast acting, and is so infectious it needs no
initial injury.
MIME!
Neither of these messages was in "plain text," both wiped out the
unsubscribe instructions, and both were very hard to read. Both required
copy and "paste as quote" to be even shown here, as the auto-quote function
of Netscape is confused by MIME and HTML.
Tom's was in a skinny sans-serif typeface that was big enough but not
particularly readable.
Steve's was in a more legible typeface, but the font was so incredibly tiny
it was a very difficult read, even on my 21" hi-res monitor. [Note the extra
long lines.]
Remember folks, only "plain text" looks the same on all systems. Anything
else may look good to you but be unreadable elsewhere. Please set your mail
editors accordingly.
The expanded headers of both contained:
"MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0123_01C09019.50F3A1E0"
That "multipart/..." thingy should read "plain text" or US ASCII.
I don't mean to be critical, but someone pointed out that the situation may
not be evident to the originators.
Wright
In warm sunny Fremont (and worried we will have a dry winter!)
Tom wrote:
> Sounds like columnaris ...
>
> My treatment has always been simple - Wave bye bye at the fish ...
>
> There are some treatments on the market, but I've had very little success in the past. Usually by the time I recognize it, the fish are in
> deep trouble - it can be a very fast acting problem once it takes hold. If memory serves me right, it does need an injury to attack initially.
>
> Tom
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve DeMarle
> To: 'KillieTalk at AKA_Org'
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 8:45 AM
> Subject: tank wipeout
>
> I was hoping the experts out there could tell me what happened to my N. rachovii tank. I had a ten gallon with a trio, 1 male and two females + a
> small pleco. They were all in apparent perfect health. Then three days ago I noticed one of the female's anal fin was pulled in tight and looked like it
> might have fungus on it. I figured the male was being rough with her and she had injured it in the gravel and it fungused. It was late when I spotted it
> and I couldn't make it to the store until the next day for medication. I purchased Marycn which stated was for true fungus infections. By the time I got
> home the back half of here body was covered with white fluffy fungus looking growth. I didn't have much hope but put her in a quarantine tank and
> dosed it with medication, but she was gone by the evening. So in less than 24hrs from first spotting trouble she had died.
>
> A day and a half later the male, which also had appeared completely healthy, had what looked like a fungus growing on his face. He hadn't had any
> injuries to my knowledge. I immediately dosed the main tank and added salt. It had absolutely no effect and by the next morning he was gone. The
> remaining female who had been looking perfectly healthy with, again no injuries at all, was beginning to look like the other two and was gone this
> morning. Meanwhile the pleco is doing fine. The water is liquid rock here in Jacksonville and the temp in the tank is low to mid 70's. Last partial
> water change was three weeks ago.
>
> Has anyone had a similar experience and does anyone know what this may have been? I'm doubting it's a fungus because it appears to be as
> contagious as Ebola, and I didn't think that fungus was contagious in this manner but could only get a stronghold when a fish had been injured. I'm also
> concerned about using this tank for any other killi's. Should I break the whole thing down and sterilize with bleach prior to putting other fish in it? So
> far this hasn't spread to any other tanks and I'm trying to keep it that way. Any advice and help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to
> understand what this is so I don't repeat my mistakes again.
>
> Steve
> In sunny but cool last night and very dry Jacksonville
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