Columnaris

[PermanentXHate]

Hello All!

The Gold Nugget Pleco with Columnaris that is a few post below this is soon to be on it's way to my house. I guess you could say I adopted it.

Just wanting to know how I should handle treatment ahead of time so I can have the medication/tank ready when it gets here as I am sure it will already be stressed from its journey.

Any information is appreciated!

 

[PermanentXHate]

anyone?

 

[5teady_2012]

From a related post...

colmunaris can be deadly if not treated, the best treatment is a round of maracyn 1 & 2

My tank is being treated for columnaris at the moment with 500mg of oxytetracycline

Treatment: First, slowly lower the temperature in the tank to 75 or 76 to slow the course of the disease. Also, since columnaris thrives in low oxygen conditions, the addition of an airstone or lowering the water level to create more splash from the filter will also help.

The most effective treatment for columnaris if the fish is still eating is medicated food containing oxytetracycline. Aquatronics makes such a food, as does Zeigler. Often, however, the fish is not eating by the time symptoms are noticed. Antibiotics in the water would be the next treatment option. Erythromycin (Maracyn), nitrofurazone, nifurpirinol, acriflavine, chloramphenicol or tetracycline can be used to treat the columnaris itself. However, a fish infected with columnaris often falls prey to a secondary infection which is resistant to both of these. Therefore, a combination of Maracyn and Maracyn Two or tetracycling and kanamycin is recommended. CONTINUE TREATMENT FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS.

 

[5teady_2012]

Im not really good on disease so did a little forum digging and found that info... hope it was helpful..

 

[LolaLouie]

Ahh good, you took on that poor plec and saved him from his death sentence

 

[PermanentXHate]

Ahh good, you took on that poor plec and saved him from his death sentence

lol he was actually very willing to send him to me. he should be here tomorrow.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him, Good luck.