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while searching for a green water recipe for a fry starter I found this very interesting

post on Fish TB or Mycobacteriosis on Adrian Tappin's Rainbow fish site

Adrian was a cichlid keeper of some note in Brisbane many years back but heading into

Natives especially Rainbowfish

once you start reading and note the symptoms some will go "I've had this with some fish"

http://www.rainbowfish.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3456

that linked to these

http://www.rainbowfish.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2973

and here

http://rainbowfish.angfaqld.org.au/Book.htm

if you don't look at the other links you MUST look at this one

this is, A Fishkeeper's Guide to Mycobacteriosis by Adrian Tappin

revised March 2014

there is a lot of text that may go over your head but persist

especially the last chapter it may change your ideas in tank

maintenance

http://www.mediafire.com/view/7s3zqsora78syb3/Myco2014.pdf



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Yes it is extremely interesting, so many ways, either one can present in many ways (bloat, lesions, waisting and more).

Through my experiences,,, there is absolutely no doubt that the highest KH levels you can possibly keep any fish in Definetely throttles and/or prevents these horrible diseases.

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Some buffers raise GH and KH at all different levels depending on brand.

Close to being a pure KH adjuster is sodium bicarbonate.

This excellent buffer will raise your KH to higher levels that are wanted.

Calcium chloride will directly raise the GH which I like to keep higher than KH by at least 2-3 increments.

The GH has a very slight ability to hold KH a little longer.

Having calcium is added bonus.

Magnesium sulphate is used in small portions that also steer GH upwards.

Magnesium sulphate has medicinal prevention properties. But not to much as it relaxes fishes bowels to much and can almost make them dependent on it for normal bowel movement.

Still on the bacteria topic.

As your beneficial bacteria become active consuming ammonia after feeding fish, the beneficial bacteria depletes carbonates at the same time, and to a minimum, the intervals between fish feed times, carbonates slightly deplete.

Beneficial bacteria thrive healthier in larger numbers when higher carbonates are present,,, thus beneficial bacteria can to some extent outcompete the nasty harmful bacterias.

Knowing this simple relationship makes problem free of common unwanted bacterias and diseases,

Once this was practiced and balanced out and working, I was able to confidently disconnect all my UV sterilization units.

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Hi all i kept rainbow fish for years and this is a terrible thing to see fish waste away

they will sometimes gasp at the top of the tank their desire to eat is still there they will swim

towards the food eat it then spit it out they develope sores some rainbows seem to be immune to it

what i did find was you were better off buying stock from groups like angfa other than a random shop

I wonder if a lot this myco came in with stock from asian fish farms.

I now only keep tropheus its such a shame rainbows are beautiful fish

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