Re: [Killietalk] Acriflavine sub? Was RE: Use of Acriflavine

["markc" <markc at wire-online_com>]

Hi, Can share with us your recommended dossage?

KeeHoe (Markc)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George & Melanie" <caraway at erienet_net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Acriflavine sub? Was RE: Use of Acriflavine


>I personally have used acriflavine for years when water incubating my
> killie eggs. I use it combined with methylene blue. The one thing I did
> find out thru trial and error was that only a very small amount should
> be used. I believe a lot of problems occur because too strong of a
> solution is used. As for me I will continue to use the acriflavine since
> I have had good success in almost all cases.
> George
>
> Robert Goldstein wrote:
>
>>Maroxy is erythromycin, an antibiotic that works primarily on Gram 
>>positive
>>bacteria by preventing their reproduction. Almost all tropical fish
>>infectious bacteria are Gram negative, so it would have little effect,
>>although it is useful on some coldwater fish infections, and is also 
>>useful
>>in killing off red algae. Methylene blue's main use is to provide an
>>alternate oxidative pathway to aid in respiration under emergency 
>>conditions
>>and, more importanty, as blue ink. It doesn't affect fungi or bacteria,
>>although there are related drugs with real effects (but not on the market
>>for the hobby). I've always considered methylene blue as a way to darken
>>water to protect light-sensitive eggs like those of angelfish. Both
>>methylene blue and maroxy are in my view peddled to aquarists the way 
>>fancy
>>fishing lures are peddled to fishermen. The best way to keep fungi out of
>>your containers is to take out dead things. Fungi don't generally attack
>>live things, unless they overwhelm the container. In that case, waste
>>products from the fungi might degrade water quality enough to kill the
>>remaining live eggs, and that might be the way fungi kill, rather than
>>directly attacking live eggs, although it could work both ways..
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Ken" <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net>
>>To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 2:35 PM
>>Subject: [Killietalk] Acriflavine sub? Was RE: Use of Acriflavine
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>if acriflavin is "toxic", whats the best thing (anti-fungal) to use in
>>>lieu
>>>of?
>>>....I vaguely recall using a product called "Maroxy" or sumthin like that
>>>a
>>>while back for hatching angelfish eggs, et...is this product more benign
>>>or
>>>just as bad?
>>>KC
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