Re: RE: [RML] Fish TB (Mycobacteriosis)

Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de ("Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de")
Mon, 30 May 2005 10:50:40 +0200

I would not even put my hand in a tank with obviously TB infected fish!
This disease is harmful to men and may cause severe damage if not cured
in time (another reason not to use antibiotics in aquarism!). There has
been a lot of information in an article a few years ago, published in
FAMA or AFM, I can't remember exactly. I have contact to several dealers
and learned that several already had a fish tb infection. It ended in
most cases at least with a scar, and in one case antibiotics seem not to
work sufficiently (maybe a stupid doctor, too, who does not know much
about this disease). So be careful and use plastic gloves in an infected
tank.

Harro

-----Original Message-----
Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 03:13:09 +0200
Subject: RE: [RML] Fish TB (Mycobacteriosis)
From: "Julie Zeppieri" <bowluvr at hotmail.com>
To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com

I think having a "comprehensive" piece of literature covering all
aspects of
this disease would be a good resource to have available to all out
there,
especially to Rainbowfish keepers. :-) I, for one, would
appreciate your
doing this.
One can keep infected fish alive for many years with good care. I
have found
that if one does need to keep infected fish alive for whatever
reason, that
the tank they are in should have all of its own (dedicated) nets,
buckets,
siphons and other equipment, and hands should be washed after
working the
tank so as not to spread the disease elsewhere.
Julie <
>From: "blueredorganic"
>Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [RML] Fish TB (Mycobacteriosis)
>Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 22:54:36 -0000
>
>Dear Rainbowfish lovers,
>
>I'm not sure how posting to this group works, so I'm going to be
>brief.
>
>After 15 years of having Rainbowfish with few problems, all 3 of my
>tanks are now infected with Fish TB. I assume its from some fish I
>added to one tank last year. Believe me, this disease is no fun.
It
>Rainbowfish appear to be highly susceptible and what I've read on
>Internet suggests that many commercial stocks are now infected.
Last
>time I visited my local aquarium store, half of the fish had a few
>symptoms ... gill cover erosion, sluggishness, swollen bodies, etc.
>
>Symptoms don't appear for months, so even careful quarantining may
>not help. There is no cure other than to tear down tanks and start
>over.
>
>While poor care may accentuate the disease in infected fish, poor
>care will not cause it. The organisms that cause the disease
>(pathogenic strains of Mycobacterium marinum and M. fortinum) must
be
>first be brought into the tank.
>
>I will be glad to write a comprehensive article for this group on
>what I have learned about Mycobacteriosis. I believe that every
>person in this group should know more about this disease that
>threatens our Rainbowfish. This disease is also transmitted to
>humans (e.g., "fish tank syndrome".
>
>
>
>
>--- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "Julie Zeppieri" wrote:
> > It has never stopped me. :-) As with everything else in life,
>you should
> > be an informed consumer and do some research before you
purchase.
>Then, take
> > good care of what you buy. Goes a long, long way in keeping
things
>fun IMHO.
> > :-)
> >
> > Julie <
> >
> >
> > >From: ampullariidae at c...
> > >Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > >To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: Re: [RML] Fish TB?
> > >Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 17:57:12 EDT
> > >
> > >Do you think the fear of rainbowfish getting TB would warrant
not
>keeping
> > >them? I have a large aquarium collection and I don't need an
>epidemic...
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Andrew
>
>