Body Fungus Not Cleared Completely

[celaeno]

i have a male rosy barb that had what appeared to be body fungus (columnaris) in the area right in front of his dorsal fin and on his right pectoral fin.

i treated 5 days with maracyn one, and after a 3 day break, treated 5 days with maracyn one and two. the fungus has cleared up a lot, but some of it still remains.

what should be my next step to try and heal the fish completely?

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Hm, if the the treatment has cured some of the problem but not all of it yet, i would advise just continuing the treatment for a little longer .

 

[celaeno]

the directions on the maracyn one and two boxes say to repeat the 5-day treatment only once if needed and i already treated twice with maracyn one. do you know why they give this direction?

but can i just wait like 3 days and do another 5-day maracyn one and two treatment?

 

[Tolak]

Any time I treat with any antibiotics I treat for 10 days minimum, with a 50% water change & remed daily.

 

[celaeno]

so should i continue the treatment for a total of 15 days? i've already done it for 10 days, although there was a 3-day break between the first and second 5-day treatments.

i do 2 50% water changes, 24 hours apart, after each 5-day treatment.

 

[Tolak]

How often are you medicating, how much, and in what size tank?

 

[celaeno]

for each 5-day treatment, i put in 1 powder packet of maracyn one and 1 powder packet of maracyn two daily. for maracyn two, i put in two packets on the first day, as per instructions. the tank is 10 gallons.