Flexibacter columanris HELP!!!!!

Wonder11

Wonder11

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I have a MAJOR problem in my 150gal. at present...Flexibacter columnaris! My H. temporalis got it first. It appeared to look like a bite on his back, but it pread quickly and is now a gapping lesion down his side! It has spead to my large pearsei, and 3 severum. I purchased some Maracyn and have been treating the tank with that as well as Pimafix. I've been doing 25% daily water changes and that seems to have arrested the disease. I contacted Jungle products and they turned me on to a warehouse in the Rky. Region that carries Binox. I ordered some and am waiting for a tuesday or Wednesday delivery so I can start a new treatment. My water chemistry is: PH 6.5, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 70-80, Ammonia is low, but my water is relatively hard. How do I adjust my hardness and does this regime sound like a good course??? :sad:
 
Daily water changes of 25% and your nitrates are still at 70-80?


How "hard" is your water, and why do you want to adjust it?
 
Sorry, I meant BEFORE I started doing the daily water changes. Now my nitrates are around 40, but the water hardness is registering at around 300 ppm. My alkalinity is level is around 40 ppm. Any ideas? Thanks
 
I would not mess with the hardness right now.

Though it won't stop the disease, lowering your temp to 72-74 will help slow it down. As will increasing oxygen by more agitation/airstone.

Keep the water changes up and vac like crazy, to clean up the tank as much as posssible.

I've heard of good luck with using Maracyn and Maracyn2, also with terramycin.
If they are still eating, some medicated food with oxytetrcycline helps, but no gurantees.
 
It might be best to add a bag of peat to help lower that hardness and fight the columnaris. Just don't like changing to much at once.
 
According to www.fish-disease.net, the medicines and treatment would be:

Ensure that your water conditions (e.g., Ammonia, Nitrite, pH, Nitrate levels, and water temp.) are within their proper ranges. If not, perform a water change and/or treat the water accordingly. Recommended medications include: Furanace, Fungus Eliminator, Fungus Cure, Furacyn, Furan-2, Triple Sulfa, E.M. Tablets, Tetracycline, or Potassium Permanganate. Medicated foods are also recommended. Columnaris can be highly infectious and may quickly kill all aquarium inhabitants; therefore, early treatment is essential. All fish, including those not yet showing visible symptoms, as well as the aquarium they inhabit should be treated.

I am using a small dose of Tetracycline right now for a fish who may have TB or a internal parasite and it works really well. Doesnt dye the tank either if you dissolve the tablets in a cup and let it sit for a couple minutes before putting it in the tank.
 
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