I'm treating one of the fish from my aquarium! I have a small (3 gallon) jar I'm using as an aquarium. It's stocked with two small catfish and four glowlight tetras, little fish about 3/4 of an inch long, and a few plants.
One of the tetras swelled up a bit, it's right gill flap stuck out some, and it's respiration was labored. The other tetras were chasing it and picking on it. It's likely to have a bacterial or parisitic infestation. I set up a 1 gallon jar with a filter, marbles for gravel, and a plastic plant -- as inert an environment as I can. I've transferred the little critter and have given it 1/4 teaspoon of 24ppm CS each day for 4 days. It's not dead yet! It's seems comfortable, not being hassled by the other fish, and is getting settled in its new environment. The first time I put in the silver, the fish seemed to react a bit tensly. That might have been a reaction to the change in the "feel" of the water. It's oblivious to the silver now. The miniature filter has charcoal in it, so I'm probably just sucking the silver right back out. Which is why the daily dose. I'm going to remove the filter carbon soon, and go on from there. I wouldn't treat the other tank because of the effect the silver would have on the biological filter in the gravel. The dieoff would destroy the eco-balance in the tank! Anyway... Something new and different in the CS and pets column! Mike [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject: line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
