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i have a dwarf gourami with columnaris on his upper left side, i was reading around and read that it can be cured with salts (can i use rock salt?)

i quarantined him in a 2.5g it's spread to almost 1/4 of his body and it looks really fluffy, im afraid he'll die
i need a cure

can someone please reply ASAP.

ok to things yes salt might help but it has to be aquarium salt. Other kinds of salt has additives you don't want. For the other I am not sure try and phone the tetra help line
the number is
Urgent Consumers Needs

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All consumers with urgent needs please contact TetraCare Team at
1-800-423-6458
Wish I could help more. Please let me no how it turns out

edith

yeah, im not living in america . i read rock salt is all natural and has no additives, plz i need a quick solution.

Have a scan of the document I have linked to below. It has suggestions for treatment which should help you. Hopefully something from their recommendations is available to you.

http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/479bfs.pdf#search=%22Columnaris%22

(be paitent, it can take a while to load)

Good luck!

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thanks lindy, i now know the cause of the columnaris (probably stress from moving) and ways to prevent it on a large-scale i need a name of a product like the ones found in the document,that i can find in a pet store.

also, can someone tell me if salt can help or not i added salt and lowered the tank temp a little and it seems to have slowed down alot, but he's still not eating anything i've tried freeze dried bloodworms and flakes he's not taking anything. his feeler thingies and fins are beginning to fall apart and are really stringy.

thanks

Are antibiotics available to you over there? Look for a product with an active ingredient of Tetracycline, furan2, spectrogram or Kenacyn in it. I cant help with a brand because I dont know what is available to you in your location. I know in Australia it is very difficult to get antibiotics. Hopefully it is easy for you.
Alternate treatment is with copper sulfate malachite green, again look at the active ingredient list of the product. From what I have read salt will aid the healing process. Make sure any carbon is removed from filtration while treating.
I hope you find something soon, columnaris is nasty and will get out of control quickly if not treated soon enough.

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Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.