| Re: A fallow tank
"I tried hyposalinity with disastrous results. Fish skin peeling and bulging bodies followed by death."
What species of fish were you treating? There are a few species that don't tollerate hyposalinity very well.
As for Myxazin, I tend to be skeptic. The only other treatment that I know of, that works, besides hyposalinity, is copper. This is a lot more dangerous to use. Either one should be done in a quarantine tank.
A lot of times, what can occur with this disease, is that it seems to go away on it's own. I believe this is caused when a fish with the disease is placed into a reef environment, and because of the high quality water, and some "native foods" on the LR, it quickly becomes a lot stronger and more resistant to the parasite. The you don't see the disease, but it's still there. Then if you introduce another new fish, you see and outbreak, even if the new fish didn't carry the disease. |