I am currently treating our store tanks with oxolinic acid. It works like a charm.
I also like neomycin sulfate.
aly
I also like neomycin sulfate.
aly
Columnaris Infections
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Great info Phil. I prefer using antibiotics rather than copper - based meds as i also believe that copper is debilitating to the fish.. sometimes more so than the actuall illness. i also use topical ointment on the fish if the ulcer or wound is big enough.
Where do I find these medications?alycat;440980; said:I am currently treating our store tanks with oxolinic acid. It works like a charm.
I also like neomycin sulfate.
aly
I feel like I'm constantly battling this in my tank. My angels never seem to be affected but my corys are always contracting this and dying. I do use coppersafe to treat them and it works sometimes but I feel like it's always lurking in my tank. Could I be reinfecting my tank with the gravel vac or buckets? Why don't the angels ever get it? Are cories more suseptable to this affliction?
This is my typical course of treatment - Coppersafe, 50% Daily WC and gravel vac , raise temp to about 88 F (don't know if this helps), and replace the copper with each wc.
I recently had this prob and 3 out of 4 cories died. One survived and was doing ok, 1 week later he's got it again and is looking like a goner.
I'll add my own treatment which managed to eliminate the columnaris affecting my tetras.
What you need:
1. Quarantine tank
2. Sera Baktopur
3. Sera Baktopur Direct
Process:
1. Add 22 drops/1 ml per 5 gallons of Sera Baktopur in your tank.
2. Add a tablet of Sera Baktopur Direct. One tablet per 20 gallons is the dosage.
Note that #1 and #2 should be done on the odd number of days. First day, third day, fifth day and so on.
3. Do a 10% water change on the second day.
4. Repeat #1 and #2 on third day. Note that the dosage has to be done according to how many gallons of water you replaced.
Water changes should be done on even number of days.
Added information:
Columnaris tends to progress better when the temperature is high. I have observed that the columnaris apparently failed to progress further when I decided to lower the temp from 30 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius.
Note/Warning:
The combination of Sera Baktopur and Sera Baktopur Direct will harm your biological filtration which is why doing the treatment in a spare tank is strongly recommended.
What you need:
1. Quarantine tank
2. Sera Baktopur
3. Sera Baktopur Direct
Process:
1. Add 22 drops/1 ml per 5 gallons of Sera Baktopur in your tank.
2. Add a tablet of Sera Baktopur Direct. One tablet per 20 gallons is the dosage.
Note that #1 and #2 should be done on the odd number of days. First day, third day, fifth day and so on.
3. Do a 10% water change on the second day.
4. Repeat #1 and #2 on third day. Note that the dosage has to be done according to how many gallons of water you replaced.
Water changes should be done on even number of days.
Added information:
Columnaris tends to progress better when the temperature is high. I have observed that the columnaris apparently failed to progress further when I decided to lower the temp from 30 degrees Celsius to 26 degrees Celsius.
Note/Warning:
The combination of Sera Baktopur and Sera Baktopur Direct will harm your biological filtration which is why doing the treatment in a spare tank is strongly recommended.
Must realize this has been a long time ago but if it helps others, then fine with me.
Cannibalism of infected carcass of fish will always encourage progress of columnaris transmission to other fish. It is advisable to remove the dead infected fish immediately.
However, this will not mean the diseases will not infect them but the nutrients they receive will certainly increase their immune system thus illnesses will be prevented.
Always remember that 'prevention is better than cure'.
That can be possible although I've never notice that happening in my experience.boofish2;624292; said:
Cannibalism of infected carcass of fish will always encourage progress of columnaris transmission to other fish. It is advisable to remove the dead infected fish immediately.
Immune system and water quality play a very important role against the possibility of diseases appearing in your tank. Angelfish often have very strong immunity against various diseases. I rarely see my angelfish to be sick and unfortunately, the tetras were the ones victimized by columnaris outbreak which I had eradicated(treatment in previous post). Most cories are not hardy and are likely to become infected. Maintaining good water conditions together with nutritious foods will help them fight against diseases thus lowering the chances of them getting infected.
However, this will not mean the diseases will not infect them but the nutrients they receive will certainly increase their immune system thus illnesses will be prevented.Always remember that 'prevention is better than cure'.
i have had one experience with columnaris. It seemed the fish had a secondary fungal infection on dead/dying outer tissues in addition to the columnaris patches. Should a fungicide product like pimafix or jungle fungus tablets be added to the tank along with the columnaris treatment, or will the fungal infection subside just with the c. treatment?
Salt can be particularly stressful for some types of fish (like many types of catfish, loaches, barbs and tetras), in these cases it is better to use a strong anti bacterial and fungal med to treat the disease instead of salt.
Columnaris is commonly brought about by stressful conditions in the tank like the tank being under-cleaned, over-stocked/crowded etc; when columnaris appears the first thing you should do is test your tank for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph. In a healthy tank, ammonia and nitrites should always be 0, and nitrates preferably kept between 1 and 40 but no more.
Make sure you are not over-feeding your fish or under-cleaning the substrate in the tank in particular as this sort of leftover waste makes ideal breeding ground for habouring columnaris bacteria etc.
Columnaris is commonly brought about by stressful conditions in the tank like the tank being under-cleaned, over-stocked/crowded etc; when columnaris appears the first thing you should do is test your tank for ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and ph. In a healthy tank, ammonia and nitrites should always be 0, and nitrates preferably kept between 1 and 40 but no more.
Make sure you are not over-feeding your fish or under-cleaning the substrate in the tank in particular as this sort of leftover waste makes ideal breeding ground for habouring columnaris bacteria etc.
