So, the Fool happens to be an avid Marine Reef fish fanatic, and recently had the misfortune of purchasing some fish that came down with some strange fish disease, chief complaint of cloudy fish eye (think of it as a fish glaucoma), later contracted by my little Nemo (clownfish), who started exhibiting some strange twitching and “coughing” behavior. So, the Fool, looking for a consult, checked out the Marine reef messageboards on the internet, finding all sorts of ideas and recommendations from all over.
Must have gotten six different opinions on what the problem was, and I ended up treating with something called Maracyn-2, better known as minocycline! (At least it should cure the acne problems right?) I really need a good vet, because god knows I’m no fish doctor! Who would have thought you can buy fish versions of erythro, bactrim, penicillin, keflex, tetracycline and more! What I really need is some good fish Cefepime or Zosyn to knock out this infection. Or maybe I can get a CBC and some blood cultures to see what the problem is!
Oh well…. time to check Fish Harrisons…
– Fool
I”m not a fish doctor, dammit! (Or, I need fish Cefipime)
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Fish Fool
(Friday July 16,2004 - 1:48 am)I hope the treatment regimen works. Just make sure the fish you have are not sensitive to the medication. Either way you may lose them, just as I did. However, that is part of the raising process, right? Just hurts a little to watch the money go down the toilet.