RE: [Killietalk] True Fungi - A bedtime story

["Tranquility Base" <TranquilityBase at netzero_net>]

Hi Wright,

Of course you are correct.  True fungus rarely strikes healthy fish although
I have seen it in combination with injuries and very poor water conditions.
This was not my case as far as I can tell.  I attributed the fungus to the
advanced age of the annual fish who was already pretty much mature when I
acquired him at last year's AKA convention.

It had been two decades since I saw fungus masking a worm attack. You will
note that it sufficiently traumatized me the first time that I have kept
Life Bearer in inventory ever since.

What makes the story so odd is that the very same population of worms
attacked me twice, two decades apart.  They lived in the mulm without
attacking a fish for years. And they co-habitated with my killies for well
over 8 months before striking noticeably. I figured it made for an
interesting study in the attack vector of a very virulent and misdiagnosed
pathogen.

Peace,

~RJ~


-----Original Message-----
From: killietalk-bounces+tranquilitybase=netzero_net at aka.org
[mailto:killietalk-bounces+tranquilitybase=netzero_net at aka.org]On Behalf
Of Wright Huntley
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:53 AM
To: killifish discussion list
Subject: [Killietalk] True Fungi - A bedtime story




"Tranquility Base" <TranquilityBase at netzero_net> "RJ" wrote:


>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Just a little tale of woe with a more or less happy ending:
>
> A couple of weeks ago an ancient annual came down with what was ostensibly
a
> true fungus.

Snip... [The whole fascinating tale!]

>
> Keep this story in mind if you ever get run across a fungal infection you
> can't cure.  Or a disease that suddenly comes back after what seems like a
> very long time.
>

I have seen true fungus any number of times, but it was never the
*cause* of the problem. It always grows on necrotic tissue that is
already dead.

I have learned to regard it as a symptom of something else that is
killing tissue and that treating it directly is meaningless. You found
the worms. Sometimes it is a virulent bacteria and strong dyes or even
antibiotics may be needed.

Thanks for sharing this really strange one!

Wright

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