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Re: NFC: PoP Eye help

Hi Stephen
yes, the tetracycline wipes out a broad spectrum of
bacteria, both gram negative and gram positive, as
such the bacteria that do the denitrfying are history.
That is a danger when using any antibiotic. They are
equal opportunity killers.

Draconian=major.

I would do major water changes on the tank,40%,
increase the mechanical filtration and once the
tetracycline has been diluted seed the substrate with
gravel from a functioning tank. you can also swap
filter screens from one in a functioning tank. I would
hope that the water changes would help the popeye
condition. How big of a tank is it?
jake
--- Stephen DiCerbo <mykiss at nycap_rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
> 
>                               Stephen Di Cerbo
>                           stephen at stormtree_com
>                 http://www.stormtree.com/headwaters
> 
>        " Here comes the trout that must be caught
> with tickling. "
> 
>                            - William Shakespeare -
> 
> 


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