Sam,
I’d like to go ahead and send one of my affected fish to Dr.
Baumgartner. The coral colored one which is blind in one eye has lost so
much weight I’m not sure he can recover. He is eating a bit.
I have QT 3 fish that were not eating normally and had lost
weight. I have tried an experiment and want your thoughts.
Jack Wattley is a discus breeder and expert of many
decades. He’s written about an antimicrobial approach that I’ve
occasionally used with success by lowering the pH of my QT tank gradually to
4.0. Discus tolerate this well but bacteria don’t. All 3 fish have
started eating better but this may be temporary. I found a scientific
article that tested TB mycobacteria can handle pH down to 4.5 but not
4.0. My question for you is will lowering the aquarium pH to 4.0 result
in a pH of 4.0 in the fish where the presumed mycobacteria are? I know
they are extracellular pathogens.
Your thoughts?
Thanks,
Carey
To add: fish started eating better and the ARSG started head-standing this am. Tx for constipation.
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