Columnaris - How long for Maracyn to work?

[Roan Art]

I'm sorry about the rams, hurricanejedi

You might want to wait for the spot to clear on that rummy before you re-stock.

One of my little male Pagwis started to develop columnaris in the saddle position. These guys were all infected on the mouth when I got them. I did a lot of massive water changes and it went away for a while. This guy has it back so I'm doing a round of Furan-2, nitrofurazone like the Jungle stuff, and hope this clears it out of the tank for good. If not, I'll try something else.

Roan

 

[Cathy G]

Hi Roan,

I have a quick question regarding Maracyn1 and 2. They can be used together - thus you are treating with both a gram positive and gram negative anti-biotic. Have you ever done this? I was just wondering because I lost a favorite fish going from one anti-biotic to another,including the nitrofuazone, in this case the infection was internal, not like columnaris. However I think I wasted precious time and had to do over would use the 2 maracyns together.

Is this a bad plan? Have you ever used both together and had good results?
Thanks,
Cathy

 

[LunchBox]

wow that's a real bummer hurricanejedi. I had a tetra with a mild case of columnaris that I treated by lowering the temps to around 73-75 degrees F and using melafix for a week, and changing water daily (dosing the melafix after the change of course). the stuff looks to be gone now but I have been keeping a sharp eye on them in case it returns.

I agree with roan that you should wait to restock until the spot on the rummynose goes away (or you can determine it's something different). no sense getting some new rams and losing them as well.

good luck!

 

[hurricanejedi]

You might want to wait for the spot to clear on that rummy before you re-stock.

Yah I was thinking about that. I never noticed this to be catching though. Right off I noticed the rummy and rams had it but it never spread beyond that. I'll see how the rummy does for a while though.

I had the biggest scare yesterday! I was doing a water change and I noticed a bunch of small white spots all over my rummy's!!! I thought, O God, the ich came back! Then I realized they were oxygen bubbles and were all gone this morning : .