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dogpoor
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Thought I should share this with my fellow aquarium lovers. I have been involved with saltwater aquariums off and on for over 20 years and this is a first for me. About 3 weeks ago I developed a strange rash on my arm. My bf who was in the navy for 10 years and then a commercial fisherman looked at it and said I had fish disease. YEAH RIGHT!!! I thought he was joking. It spread, itched liked mad, and got worse. Well, to make a long story short, HE WAS RIGHT!!!! I have myobacterium marinum. If you have an injury on your hands it can get into your system. Lives in the fish tanks, and you don't even know it. :scared: Cure? Antibiotics. Prevention? GLOVES. So please guys and gals, if you have any kind of open wound on your hands or arms, wear gloves when you are messing with the aquarium.
