question on meds and snails

[fishywishywashy]

so, I found that I need to dose my 75 gal fresh with antibiotics. What can I use to save my dying fish and to not kill my mystery snail friend?

[msjinkzd]

What is wrong with your fish? that shoud determine your medicine choice. Isolate the snails if possible.

[Arakkis]

yes it greatly depends on the meds

[fishywishywashy]

I was told from the freshwater forum area that I most likely have a Bacterial thing going on and I need anitbiotics. I do not mind puttin him in a little fish bowl or something, but when can I put him back in? I hope I could keep him in there. Anyway, when battling a parasite long ago, I took a snail out, did water changes and he ended up dying anyway.

"I would run maracyn-two and deworm them by adding med into food. I don't recomend adding anything else to the water. maracyn-two treats dropsy and I really think that's what it is. "

[msjinkzd]

Msjinkzd's Researches

Rachel helped me find a list of medicines considered safe for snails after researching through www.applesnail.net (http://www.applesnail.net/). She will eventually come up a list for shrimps if there is.:)

SNAIL safe meds
melafix
pimafix
albendazole
tetracycline
maracyn plus (this is supposedly safe for shrimp too)
Prazi Pro

Snail TOXIC meds
Maracyn 1 and 2
Copper
Jungle Fungus Clear
Clout
Flubenol
Potassium dichromate
Potassium permanganate


Flaringshutter's Researches
Here is her thread regarding the treatment against columnaris.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums...d.php?t=134928 (http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=134928)


Most antibiotics are toxic for your snails. i would set up an isolation tank with a sponge filter at least, and do daily wc's until the treatment is completed. Then run carbon on your main tank and readd the snails.

[fishywishywashy]

Yeah, thanks, I will check out these meds. One last thing and Ill leave you alone! I was looking at the columnaris stuff. A while ago before all the deaths i have been having, I noticed a white patch between my odessa's eyes. all had it so I thought it was a maturity thing and it never grew. I left it untreated. Then, 2 moss colored tiger barbs died and it looked like their sides had those ulcers seen in pics on the site below:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jbl.de/onlinehospitaluk/perpicture/hospital_pictures/041_b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jbl.de/onlinehospitaluk/perpicture/index.php%3FStep%3D2%26GalleryId%3D2&usg=__Y_uPa8uLrVjnJ1UjeqCHKk4fFOs=&h=250&w=380&sz=62&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=9cQE80R5X2rrJM:&tbnh=81&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcolumnaris.%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26h l%3Den%26sa%3DN

I thought the others attacked them and it was bite wounds. Now, after 4 odessa deaths with dropsy like symptoms, 2 sudden deaths of ruby barbs, and a tiger barb that died yesterday that had white stuff on mouth, I think it is some sort of baterial thing. This has been going on for months (since i see white patch on odessas) and I never knew. So, which med should I try first? Oh, also, many of them have what could be fin rot, but I thought it was from them fighting so much (auralius, tigers and odessa barbs).