fish with cotton mouth disease

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i have 3 harlequin rasboras that has columnaris, i have them quarantined but i should i put methlyne blue in the main tank too? (it has a betta & 4 other harleqiuns) i cant tell if they have the disease, theyre very active tho

and should i directly put it in the tank or just give them a methlyne blue bath?
 

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Methylene Blue will wipe out the filter bacteria and doesn't normally treat Columnaris. You normally need antibiotics but might need a vet prescription to get them. If you can't get antibiotics, then try Methylene Blue and salt in the quarantine tank.

You can try doing a massive water change on the main tank and then add some salt. That can reduce the chance of the other fish developing the issue.

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), swimming pool salt, or any non iodised salt (sodium chloride) to the aquarium at the dose rate of 2 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres (5 gallons) of water.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water (about 2 litres) and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.
 

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