Having identified the disease and then got details of the requisite
chemicals for treating the fish, how easy is it to get these chemicals ?
ie. Are they easily available from chemists or other sources without the
necessary prescriptions etc.
Chen
>On the subject of TB I've just been reading a book called "Colorguide of
>tropical fish diseases" by Gerald Bassleer (Have you got this book Bruce
;-)).
>
>Anyway he states that the following antibiotics are effective against
>Mycobacterium use at 0.25-0.50 gm/100gm in food for 14 days.
>
>Doxycicline, Rifampicine, Rifamycine and Rifampin.
>
>Also he states that Kanamycine at 2-5 gm/100L for 4-5 days or mixed in food
>at 200-300mg/100gm is also effective.
>
>Of course you would have to get the fish to eat the food which isn't always
>possible when the fish are sick!
>
>Anyone wish to comment???
>
>Adrian.