This is the third manifestation of disease caused by Aeromonas sp. This is probably the most common bacterial disease of freshwater fish. This disease has been associated with several members of the genus Aeromonas, including A. hydrophila, A. sobria, A. caviae, A. schuberti, and A.veronii.ycobacteriosis. This is probably the most common chronic disease of aquarium fish, as well as other freshwater and marine fishes (photo demonstrates emacation in two Tang fish with mycobacteriosis). Clinical signs include emaciation, poor growth or retarded sexual maturation.
Reference Range. Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is an iminostilbene that has been used as a first-line medication for both generalized and partial complex seizure disorders. The therapeutic reference range of carbamazepine is 4-12 mg/L. The minimum toxic level is 10 mg/kg.
Anxiety can be reduced by using a low dosage of carbamazepine (Tegretol; 400 to 1,200 mg per day) or valproic acid (Depakene; 500 to 1,500 mg per day) while slowly tapering the sedative-hypnotic drug at the rate of one half of the daily dosage each week.27.