jea@vaxine.UUCP (John Agapakis) (02/14/86)
****************************************************************************** I am taking care of the fish in the aquarium of a friend who's on vacation and I ***URGENTLY*** need some expert advice. Although water PH, temperature, aeration, and food have been proper, some of the fish have gotten seriously ill and died. When I went to feed them for the first time (36 hours after my friend went away), I found two of them floating upside down on the top of the tank covered by a layer of white fluffy mold and noticed little white pimples all over the bodies of two more (who also died the next day). They must have actually been ill for a while, because my friend told me that he also had a fish die two days before he left. Since I know very little about fish or their diseases, I went to a pet store for advice. They told me that the fish may have a common parasitic aquarium infection like "Ick" which may have been brought in the tank from a couple of new fish that my friend bought a week or two ago. So, I changed the water, cleaned parts of the tank, and for the past three days I have been treating them with "Maracide" (for Ick) and "Maracyn" (for potential bacterial infections). Any other ideas, suggestions, or things to watch for ? Thanks in advance ****************************************************************** John E. Agapakis uucp: ..!allegra!encore!vaxine!jea Automatix Inc. Billerica, MA Phone: (617) 667-7900 x2363 ******************************************************************