My thoughts, exactly. In fact, that and similiar practices are creating greater problems than the average and unsuspecting hobbyist realizes. See link below:
Ornamental fish industry faces increasing problems with antibiotic resistance
NEVER feed your cichlids LFS feeder fish
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Ornamental fish industry faces increasing problems with antibiotic resistance
I should add as well that I certainly wouldn't go routinely treating a healthy fish with any form of anti-biotics. I wouldn't take them in the fashon myself either. My fish was sick and the idea of adding a few additional doses after the full range of treatment seems safe to me but I could certainly be wrong.
I should add as well that I certainly wouldn't go routinely treating a healthy fish with any form of anti-biotics. I wouldn't take them in the fashon myself either. My fish was sick and the idea of adding a few additional doses after the full range of treatment seems safe to me but I could certainly be wrong.
As an alternative safer manner in which to treat fish in a prophylactic way when internal parasites are suspected, see the link that neutrino previously posted on treating with epsom salt infused food. It won't kill all internal pathogens, but it has been proven to be effective against one of the most common, Spironucleus vortens. That method has been used successfully by many members here, including myself.
Almost all fish medications have the potential to be dangerous and/or toxic at high enough dosage rates, or if used excessively. It's been stated by at least one researcher that excessive use of metronidazole can cause organ damage in fish.
In fish, an excessive use of metronidazole can damage kidneys and other internal organs.(Bassleer, 1983)
Almost all fish medications have the potential to be dangerous and/or toxic at high enough dosage rates, or if used excessively. It's been stated by at least one researcher that excessive use of metronidazole can cause organ damage in fish.
In fish, an excessive use of metronidazole can damage kidneys and other internal organs.(Bassleer, 1983)
Didn't mean to sound like personal criticisms in my case, but I've seen so many people practice and recommend routine de-worming, routine medication as maintenance, or 'just in case', and similar theories, often thinking it's a superior way to care for their fish, without understanding it can be counter-productive for some of the reasons .
Better-- in my opinion-- is to practice reasonable bio-security ( a term I borrowed from professional aquaculture literature), meaning things like being careful with, sparing of (or, in commercial aquaculture, often eliminating) live foods, quaranteening if practical or when there's a reason to, etc. and keeping and feeding fish in ways conducive to healthy fish and their immune systems. Don't mean to preach, and nothing 100% guarantees you'll never get a sick fish-- sometimes, just when I start bragging that I haven't had a sick fish in x number of years, I get a sick fish-- but for me, part of the learning curve included being more judicious with meds... I mean I was the guy when I started out years ago that would add Aquarisol once a week to 'prevent' ich and at any sign of trouble I'd nuke the tank with Clout.
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