Please Help My Kuhli Loach

[Captain Retardo]

Ya for now, mainly my parents are holding me back for now.

I'm setting up a 10 gallon for breeding cories in the spring
and a 2.5 gallon for having a betta and 2 ADF's

 

[QuotheRaven]

Well Im not sure how you could treat it all but it appears getting a mate to take some of your fish for the time being so you can treat them.

 

[Captain Retardo]

The thing about that though is that Columnaris is very easily spreadable (if that is the right word) . So all my fish will probably have some of it within the next day. I will try to borrow one of my friends old .5 gallon tank so that I can keep the shrimp in something for now.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Okay I did some research...what I'm going to do:

1) Do a large water change tommorow
2) Add lots of aeration ( I have a 50 gallon airpump) and lower temp to 75 Degrees Fahrenheit
3) Get Maracyn 1 and Maracyn 2
4) Treat with Maracyn 1 and 2. How much should I add in? Considering I have Kuhli Loaches and Cories (the shrimp will most probably be transfered to another tank for the while)

Anything wrong with my plan?

 

[Captain Retardo]

Or should I use Melafix???

What medicine should I get



Help is very very very much appreciated.

Edit- Looks like Maracyn (Should I also get Maracyn 2???) is the way to go. I'm still not sure whether it has whitespot or not, i believe it might though. Would Maracyn fix that also???

Holy Crap! Maracyn costs a whole lot, I'm going to have to spend about 30 dollars, just to medicate my whole tank once!!!!

Is there anyway that I could use salt instead??? Even with Cories and Kuhli Loaches.

 

[Captain Retardo]

Here's a picture:

 

[35degreesofheel]

I have the exact problem with one of mine I don't know what to do. I do have salt in my tank, though. I took him out and put him in a bowl wiht a small part of an anti parasite tablet. Then I put him back in the tank, he kinda curled up and spazzed out for a while, now he dissapeared. ::shrug:: my other loach hides more so I don't know where he is, but last time i saw him i didn't see anything else. I too have shrimp in the tank so I don't want to put anything that would hurt them in there. I have already tried quick cure and anti-fungal stuff. This would be my 2nd kuhli to die, I'm about to give up on them even though they are soo neat.