a question on medicating fish and the effects

[iapetus]

If you would like to discuss what you consider harping then PM me and feel free to discuss it, if you feel i was wrong to Tab then, oh well move... I do not.

I'm sorry if I touched a nerve saying that you were harping. Please excuse me.

All I was trying to do was to move the conversation forward. I guess I don't have the answer for which you were looking. I was trying to bring up points that I felt were valid in the scope of the conversation.

Just to add Iapetus, cats get cancer alot too!

They do get feline leukemia. I'm not 100% positive, but I don't think it's a bona fide cancer. I recall reading, I believe, in either the December 2006 or January 2007 issue of Scientific American that cancer is something primarily found in dogs and humans. But, now that I'm poking around, I suppose cats and rats are prone, too. My point, however, is that it's pretty rare to find it in many species. I don't believe that cancer is something very much associated with any kind of fish. And, some species just flat out don't get cancer.

 

[brian1973]

ok...this thread has produced no real responses to my questions...so I have edited/deleted some of my earlier posts. I decided that for this thread to hopefully become informative I have to listen all opinions even if they are not within the scope of the original questions. I let my personal opinion of someone derail this thread and for that I apoligize to those of you that may have came here looking to give or recieve insightful information.

Here is my opinion...We medicate with Melafix to much, we recommend using it to much, I think that if we are going to medicate we should have taken the time to research the symptoms and medicate properly. Your opinion may be different and thats fine. The reason I left the MSDS and the label for melafix up is these things are relevant to my arguement, I understand these warning are meant for humans not fish, however when we treat with this product we are allowing our fish to basically sit in a possibly hazardous substance for 7 days without any removal of this chemical. Please feel free to share your opinons.