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Hi,
I was reading about some of the diseases trying to learn more after loosing so many gouramis. Could some one tell me not only what this mean but how to do it? What do I use? And any other information you think might be helpful.

1 Treat the tank with a strong anti-biotic.
2. The original tank needs to be stripped and disinfected. The substrate must be thrown away.

Thank You for Any & All Help shammey

shammey


I found this by doing a Google.

Anti-Biotic.com

Anti-infectives are medications used to treat various diseases caused by invading organisms of one type or another. An anti-infective drug acts to inhibit growth or kill the invading organism. Anti-infective is a broad term that includes natural and synthetic drugs for treating bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections. The most commonly used term for these medications, antibiotic, refers specifically to antibacterial agents.

An antibiotic(anti biotic) is often a medication made from a natural, or at most, semi-synthetic substance. This means that the medication is derived from a bacterium, a fungus, the bark of a tree, and so on. A well-known example is penicillin, which comes from the mold made by the fungus, Penicillium. The resulting common drug, penicillin, and its derivatives are common antibiotics still used today.

Anti-infectives are used to treat a variety of diseases around the world. These diseases include: sinus infections, bronchitis, ear infections, urinary tract infections, gynecological infections, skin infections, sexually-transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. Because many bioterrorism agents are bacterial, antibiotics are the first line of defense after an attack has occurred. Antifungal and antiparasitic drugs are also available to specifically combat particular infections. Antivirals are less common, but a few antiviral medications have been developed for treating HIV/AIDS and Herpes.

In the United States, anti-infective medications are available only by prescription. As with other medications, anti-infectives can have side effects and can cause drug interactions. Disclose to a doctor and/or pharmacist all other medications (both prescription and nonprescription, and especially birth-control pills) that you might be taking before starting a course of anti-infective therapy.

It is also extremely important to take the prescribed medication exactly as directed. This also means taking the medication for the full course of therapy (unless otherwise directed by your doctor). Stopping an anti-infective before you have finished the full course of treatment has several consequences:

- The infection may not be completely cured.
- A more severe infection may result.
- The development of a drug-resistant bacteria, virus, fungi (fungus), or other microorganism is possible.


2. The original tank needs to be stripped and disinfected. The substrate must be thrown away.
This basically means removing every thing from the tank and treating every thing with a disinfectant (which would be different types, for the glass tank, plants, & rocks.


The Substrate is the layer of gravel/sand on the bottomof the tank.

If In had such a problem (touch wood) I hope I never do. I would toss everthing out and start a fresh just to make sure it never appeared again, this would also have to include everthing that came incontact with the fish or the tank. I would be a very costly and nasty experience.

Keith

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Hi,
Thank you so much for your answer, So far over the last few months I have only lost Dwarf Gouramis and none of my other fish have been sick. But sense I never figured out for sure what it was and it didn't respond to any Medications I used I want to be ready if they should also
become sick in the same way. My last little gourami is still chipper and eating very well but looks like he has been beaten with a base ball bat. I have been using
mela-fix I think he looks a little better my husband thinks I'm nuts.
Again Thank You shammey