Arowana with fungus/bacterial infection:
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Sounds like a classic case of columnaris...
www.cib.espol.edu.ec/Digipath/D_Papers/35450.pdf
There's an antibiotic susceptibility table on page 40. The easiest to find for fish is erythromycin which can be found in Maracyn I. Like most antibiotics, it will knock out your biological filter. Kanamycin is good too at 1.2 g/gal and is readily taken up from a bath by fishes' gills. Tetracycline can be problematic depending on pH, etc.
Can you tell me some more details about this? I read it and got confused instead.
Basically, columnaris is a bacteria that's present in all freshwater aquaria, farms, etc. It has the potential to infect any open wound, even very minor ones. It's very, very, very common and presents in a fuzzy white fungus-like fashion or as ulcers that spread and strip away the skin and scales. It can overwhelm a fish rather quickly so prompt treatment is critical. It's not that hard to treat as long as you have the right antibiotics (erythromycin, kanamycin, etc.).
For the record, I did say to just look at the antibiotic susceptibility table on page 40, not read the whole paper.
For the record, I did say to just look at the antibiotic susceptibility table on page 40, not read the whole paper.
Basically, columnaris is a bacteria that's present in all freshwater aquaria, farms, etc. It has the potential to infect any open wound, even very minor ones. It's very, very, very common and presents in a fuzzy white fungus-like fashion or as ulcers that spread and strip away the skin and scales. It can overwhelm a fish rather quickly so prompt treatment is critical. It's not that hard to treat as long as you have the right antibiotics (erythromycin, kanamycin, etc.).
For the record, I did say to just look at the antibiotic susceptibility table on page 40, not read the whole paper.
Oh, okay, thanks for the information. I didn'y quite understand the table so i read it, and ended up with big confused words lol.
Oh, the table is the amount of antibiotic required to inhibit growth of the bacteria so the lower the number, the better that antibiotic is. Of course, not all of those antibiotics are readily available so the ones that are available and effective are erythromycin and kanamycin.
i knew it imidetly. My Oscar almost died from it. my common pleco died from it. do a 50-70 percent water change. then add marcyn(it is very good it cured my Oscar). It is a very devostating sickness. it is extreamly contagious. it can be spread thru using the same nets, sythons ect. good luck!! how big is your tank????
