• You are viewing the forum as a Guest, please login (you can use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or Microsoft account to login) or register using this link: Log in or Sign Up

Possible Columnaris Infection

Robert Fletcher

Robert Fletcher

Member
Joined
18 Aug 2017
Messages
120
Location
Hinckley, Leicestershire
My Black Molly has developed a white fluffy growth on its mouth and back. Also a couple of neon tetras look infected. Tried to take photo without success. It matches photos online of columnaris infection. I went to the LFS but not helpful said they had not heard of the disease. Sold me 'King British Fin Rot & Fungus Control' on the list of conditions it say's "White cottonwool like growths appear". Buy my understanding is this disease is a gram-negative bacterial infection. The medicine I have got is primarily fungal. I have dropped the temp to 23C as advised elsewhere as this bug will not grow at this temperature.

My question is do you think the medicine I have got is OK. What UK available medicine do I meed to obtain and from where?
Thanks...
 
I think it is there at low levels anyway and stressed fish are susceptible to it taking hold.

I have had a bunch of rainbow fish die from this and I am not sure if that has been the root cause or whether they have been weakened by something else and this is just a side effect.

Unfortunately all the treatments you see aren't available in the UK without a prescription. http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/wiki/Flavobacterium_columnare gives a list of possible treatments. None have been effective for me.
 
Hi all,
Robert Fletcher said:
My Black Molly has developed a white fluffy growth on its mouth and back.
Click to expand...
They are a bit prone to this unless you keep them in warm, hard water, some people recommend keeping them with some added salt, but I think if your water is hard enough you don't need to keep Black Mollies in salty water (Sailfin Molies need brackish water).

cheers Darrel
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top