*Enteric Red Mouth ("Yersinia ruckeri")**
*Symptoms:**
Red mouth and hemorrhages on the belly, lethargy, lack of appetite, infection in the kidney, liver and spleen*
*Causes:**
The disease is caused by the motile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium identified as Yersinia ruckeri. This disease can readily be transmitted by contact or water. Fortunately, this disease is very rare.*
Salmonids, goldfish, cisco, largemouth bass, emerald shiners, sturgeon, fathead minnows, walleye, crayfish and muskrats have been found to be infected with ERM in the past based on researches.*
*Treatment:**
Sulfamerazine, Terramycin, Oxytetracycline*
Note: None of the drugs used in the past against ERM has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use on food fish
I copied this from the disease forum. 2 days ago i got 3 albino corys and I think they have this :-( 2 were dead today, and 2 that I bbs had for a long time have very red mouths and are listless. Has anyone had any experience with this? I'm not sure where to get the proper medication and am scared they will all get it even after removing the sick ones :-(
*Symptoms:**
Red mouth and hemorrhages on the belly, lethargy, lack of appetite, infection in the kidney, liver and spleen*
*Causes:**
The disease is caused by the motile, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium identified as Yersinia ruckeri. This disease can readily be transmitted by contact or water. Fortunately, this disease is very rare.*
Salmonids, goldfish, cisco, largemouth bass, emerald shiners, sturgeon, fathead minnows, walleye, crayfish and muskrats have been found to be infected with ERM in the past based on researches.*
*Treatment:**
Sulfamerazine, Terramycin, Oxytetracycline*
Note: None of the drugs used in the past against ERM has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use on food fish
I copied this from the disease forum. 2 days ago i got 3 albino corys and I think they have this :-( 2 were dead today, and 2 that I bbs had for a long time have very red mouths and are listless. Has anyone had any experience with this? I'm not sure where to get the proper medication and am scared they will all get it even after removing the sick ones :-(