Thanks Christine

[Justjoe]

Thanks to Christine for putting together a comprehensive talk on a subject we all experience at one time or another.
Quarantine is the way to go, and as Christine said it is easy to do with little cost and effort.

Also thanks to Bill for donating to the auction, as well as James for his rock/ anemone donation (although I'm still not sure what the rules were for the donation )

 

[drej424]

I'm sorry I missed it, Christine. I'm sure it was great. I had tickets to take my kids to see High School musical on ice on the same night, otherwise I would have been there.

 

[dnsheavy]

I, too, am sorry I missed it...we were out of town. I really don't like missing the meetings, especially when the topic is good.

I am guessing no one video taped the meeting, right?


--Dave--

 

[Corpus Callosum]

Thanks Christine!

Although I had to leave early before it was over, the portion I heard was very informative and a great reference for all fish keepers. Even with my frogs, quarantine is an important issue, and all hobbyists should always have tanks set aside for this purpose.

 

[Justjoe]

Wasn't taped, but we did have just over 50 people there which was nice to see. Also some good food and drink courtesy of James as well.

There was some talk of Bill putting MS-222 in his home brew... that would explain the drowsiness when drinking too much of it

 

[eric1194]

Nice Job!

Nice Job!

Really enjoyed your lecture and also the article you wrote this month in the Journal

 

[Spracklcat]

Thanks Eric and everyone. I forgot to mention too--for anyone that wants a reference in case of emergency, or for further reading, I'd recommend these:

Handbook of Fish Diseases by Dieter Untergasser

This is a great book for every hobbyist, and at less than $30 it is affordable. It is laid out with flow charts ("does your fish have this? if yes turn to page X, if not next question...) and has very nice pictures.

For those wanting something more in depth, check out "Fish Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment by Edward Noga. Considerably more expensive, but describes mechanisms of disease a bit more.

 

[billsreef]

Noga's book is the best and most up to date around. But being a proper veterinary text it is pricey, but well worth it. I probably pull that book of the shelf more often than any other single book I have, or even Veron's set on corals. Next to that though, Christine is quite right about Untergasser's book being a worthwhile addition to any hobbyists bookshelf. That was my favorite go to book on fish disease before Noga's book came along, and it's still a worthwhile book for anyone that is not a hardcore fish disease person.