Perhaps one could use a CS "fish dip" similar to ranchers using chemical "sheep dip". Dip the fish in the CS, perhaps leave them there for a short time. Transfer them to a rinsing tank to wash off any residual CS and then return them to the tank, sans CS...
Dan >>> "Sasha" <[email protected]> 11/10/2005 9:58:42 AM >>> Once upon a lifetime ago, I owned and operated a Pet Store (hard goods and fish tanks only). I maintained well over fifty (50) aquariums with varieties of fresh water fish in aquariums ranging in size from 10 gallons to 100 gallons. I heartily agree with Mike in his understanding of what keeps fish healthy and alive. The bio-system that keep fish healthy and disease free requires a keen balance of bacteria, which is held in the bottom of the aquarium normally in an undergravel filtration system. My store was the only aquarium store reputed to have the healthiest fish around My protocol for cleaning the tanks was to leave approximately 1/4 to 1/2 of the existing water, and add back in the amount plus the little bit that had evaporated during the month. I only cleaned the tanks once a month. The smaller tanks had to be cleaned more often that the larger tanks. Another important thing to note was the clean water that I added back in rested by itself for up to a week in glass aquariums without tops and without fish or anything else for up to a week. I'm not saying that that is the only way, but it is the only way I know of to keep fish healthy and happy. Afterall, it is a closed system that requires caution and your greatest attention to detail to keep them alive. Sasha -------Original Message------- From: M. G. Devour Date: 11/09/05 22:12:45 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Fish Chuck writes: > What was the caution about CS in fishtanks, again? > I've warned against it, but someone else claims that they had no harm > come to their fish. Hi Chuck, CS kills bacteria, right? Guess what keeps the fish tank healthy and clean? The bacterial colonies in the gravel and filter medium! Dose your tank with CS or any other effective antibacterial and they'll all die... leaving the water full of the guts of dead bacteria, and with nothing left to process the toxic ammonia, nitrate and nitrite deposits from fish waste into safer, less toxic forms. Regular partial water changes remove the buildup of chemicals. Without the biological filter formed by the bacteria, toxic chemicals will poison the fish... soon... that is if the dead bacteria guts don't suffocate them first. Used intelligently, it may be safe for certain applications, but be careful! Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver List archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] OT Archive: http://escribe.com/health/silverofftopiclist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
