Re: NFC: PoP Eye help

[Stephen DiCerbo <mykiss at nycap_rr.com>]

jake levi wrote:

> Hi Stephen
> 'Popeye' is as much a symptom as a of conditions as a
> result of disease.As you state, a number of varied
> causes.



> One thing to keep in mind is that
> now you have little or no biofiltration going on so
> you need to increase your mechanical filtration as
> well as water changes.It will take two months or more
> before you can count on effective biofiltration again
> in this tank.

    explain this to me...  where did it go?  were the bugs wiped out by
the tetracycline?
If I had known that, i never would have used it...

>
>
> I have found 'popeye' to be of no contagion so follow
> a
> routine of draconian water changes when it occurs and
> if the infected fish doesnot clear it up in a month I
> have euthanised them.

   Excuse my lack of vernacular here,  what do you mean by Draconian?
extreme? frequent?

thanks, your imput has added to my knowledge base


Stephen

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