Newbie with a fungus problem?
The feeding of squashed green peas as the first approach to bloating in anticipation that the condition is no more than constipation rather than internal infection is the most prudent advice, and certainly can’t hurt any even if this isn’t the problem — and quite often works if it is the problem. I realize you know, but for the benefit of others I’ll just mention the use of Epsom salts is also another approach to this condition (which I won’t go into here) — but not before first trying green peas. If anyone needs further info on this when such a condition is encountered, one may ask any of us at that time.
Luckily, I haven’t had too many disease problems either, but I’ve found that the longer one remains in the hobby, the greater the chance that sooner or later some of their fish (in my case — mine!) may contract any one or more of these diseases over time. With some of these problems early on, and with a myriad of medication selections from which to choose from, I made it one of my pursuits to delve into the study of fish diseases and their varied medications used to treat them — including the best of these medications specific for use in treatment of most diseases one is likely to encounter.
With studies of these subjects digested, I further found it a necessity to get into it even deeper when confronted with the needs to advise my customers in matters of fish diseases when I was managing the water gardens outlet I just mentioned (Tricker’s Water Gardens — now known as Waterford Gardens — which you may have heard of). More specifically, being ongoingly plagued upon occasion over nearly 50 years of breeding Angelfish with them sometimes getting the dreaded Hexamita disease without any SURE CURE except for using Metronidazole which is HIT OR MISS, I made it my personal crusade to develop a cure for this once and for all, that would finally work. Strange how you get drawn into something like this when not really intending to, but the info gained comes in handy. And, when I first started in this hobby, I had hoped I wouldn’t have a need for this and really tried to avoid it as being too much to have to absorb. Ray
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