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	Bristlenose fungus problem! URGENT!
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	My bristlenose has a really bad fungus problem growing on its head and back... ive treated the tank with multicure which doesnt seem to be helping the problem! the fungus has grown quite long... what else can i do??? Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 20-Apr-2006 00:48
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Edited by longhairedgit Might not be fungus , it might be columnaris bacteria. Try treating for both and just try a different antifungal med. Try turning the lights off for a few days and see if it helps, it might help the meds have more effect. Theres not a lot of advice to give other than that
Posted 20-Apr-2006 07:13
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	Thanks for your reply! ive been treating with malachite green and might also add some melafix to the tank to see if that will help . its still alive for the moment which is a good sign i guess considering he was in a bad way since i found him on monday. i will keep the lights off for now and see how that goes.. Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 21-Apr-2006 01:03
kmlubahn6609 Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 127 Votes: 2 Registered: 02-Oct-2004	try pimafix...its anti fungal and antibiotic I've got a fever... and the only prescription... is more cowbell!
Posted 21-Apr-2006 03:01
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carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	i know melafix and pimafix work hand in hand.. should i try both along with the mulitcure? Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 21-Apr-2006 04:33
jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004	Edited by jester_fu Stop what you're doing! BN's don't like copper based meds - like anything with methyl Blue or Malachite Green. You will end up killing the BN's - i did this once as beginner! If you're going to try anything, i'd suggest Tri-Sulfur. It's got very strong anti-bacteria/anti-fungus properties, and is safe for use with fish like BN's and loaches (scaleless). Only ever try one course of medication at a time. If you want to try the primafix (which is safe with melafix), then you will need to do a 40% minimum water change for 2 days to 'flush' the old meds out of the tank. Then start treating with the primafix. I honestly think you'd be better off hitting it straight with the tri-sulfur which is much more potent than primafix or melafix.
Posted 21-Apr-2006 05:26
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	ok im backtracking!! so the malachite green is bad? the bottle said it was safe you use in small dosage! ok i have tri-sulfar from my last bout of ich i had about 6-7 months ago... im gng to be moving these fish inc the bristlenose (other fish are cories and a tetra) to another tank so ill add the tri-sulfar to that tank... thanks for that! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 21-Apr-2006 06:30
carpe_diem Fish Addict Dreamer Posts: 555 Kudos: 292 Votes: 51 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	my bristlenose didnt make it ive had him for 3 years he was one of my original stocking... i isolated him and treated him with tri-sulfar but it was too late... hes off in fishy heaven now... thank you to all those who replied! Truth doesn't always win friends but it influences them
Posted 22-Apr-2006 08:44
jester_fu Big Fish Posts: 395 Kudos: 522 Votes: 12 Registered: 26-Jan-2004	I hated losing my first BN's I hated losing my Moorii even more. It sucks losing a fish
Posted 23-Apr-2006 04:40


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