columnaris???

[Mel]

I've got problems in one of my goldie tanks. For a couple of months the fish
in it have been sitting on the bottom a lot. This has become progressively
worse and they are now sitting for at least 40 - 50% of the day looking
quite sad. It's all my best fish so i am absolutely desperate to clear this
up. The water parameters are perfect (ammonia/nitrite 0, nitrates <5) but
they do seem to perk up for a while after a water change hence I have been
doing a 30% change daily for the past 3 weeks as it makes me feel better to
know I'm doing something for them but it's wearing me out as it's a 60
gallon tank.
Other than sitting they look healthy. No fins clamped, colour good, they eat
well. Gills are cherry red, bellies feel normal. The only odd thing is a few
white strings around the mouth area of 2 out of the 5 which indicates
columnaris. Over the past few months I have treated twice with Interpet anti
fungus and finrot which claims to treat this, and now twice with myxazin (a
bacteriacide) which claims also to control columnaris. I've also done salt
dips and treated with Sterazin in case there are flukes present, but to no
avail. I've also fed a whole tub of Medigold from Goldfish connection which
I have now run out of. Nothing has worked and I can't seem to get hold of
any potassium permanganate here in the UK. I've tried local chemists etc and
the water company wont sell me any. Is there absolutely anything else I can
do here? Do you reckon methylene blue help? I've tried every med I can find
in my local shops and online and nothings worked. I'm running out of ideas.
Could it be that it's not columnaris and I'm mistreating, or are Uk meds
just crap?
Mel.

[Geezer From Freezer]

Mel,

Sounds like you've been busy. Hows the PH ? Has it shifted at all?

[Mel]

No, PH is constant at 7.5. Never fluctuates at all.
Mel.

"Geezer From Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> Mel,
>
> Sounds like you've been busy. Hows the PH ? Has it shifted at all?

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write to Jo Ann Burke.
ask her. She has helped people in the UK before.
Ingrid

"Mel" > wrote:

>I've got problems in one of my goldie tanks. For a couple of months the fish
>in it have been sitting on the bottom a lot. This has become progressively
>worse and they are now sitting for at least 40 - 50% of the day looking
>quite sad. It's all my best fish so i am absolutely desperate to clear this
>up. The water parameters are perfect (ammonia/nitrite 0, nitrates <5) but
>they do seem to perk up for a while after a water change hence I have been
>doing a 30% change daily for the past 3 weeks as it makes me feel better to
>know I'm doing something for them but it's wearing me out as it's a 60
>gallon tank.
>Other than sitting they look healthy. No fins clamped, colour good, they eat
>well. Gills are cherry red, bellies feel normal. The only odd thing is a few
>white strings around the mouth area of 2 out of the 5 which indicates
>columnaris. Over the past few months I have treated twice with Interpet anti
>fungus and finrot which claims to treat this, and now twice with myxazin (a
>bacteriacide) which claims also to control columnaris. I've also done salt
>dips and treated with Sterazin in case there are flukes present, but to no
>avail. I've also fed a whole tub of Medigold from Goldfish connection which
>I have now run out of. Nothing has worked and I can't seem to get hold of
>any potassium permanganate here in the UK. I've tried local chemists etc and
>the water company wont sell me any. Is there absolutely anything else I can
>do here? Do you reckon methylene blue help? I've tried every med I can find
>in my local shops and online and nothings worked. I'm running out of ideas.
>Could it be that it's not columnaris and I'm mistreating, or are Uk meds
>just crap?
>Mel.
>



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[Mel]

Thanks Ingrid. I've just emailed her. Hope she can help.
Mel.

> wrote in message
...
> write to Jo Ann Burke.
> ask her. She has helped people in the UK before.
> Ingrid
>
> "Mel" > wrote:
>
> >I've got problems in one of my goldie tanks. For a couple of months the
fish
> >in it have been sitting on the bottom a lot. This has become
progressively
> >worse and they are now sitting for at least 40 - 50% of the day looking
> >quite sad. It's all my best fish so i am absolutely desperate to clear
this
> >up. The water parameters are perfect (ammonia/nitrite 0, nitrates <5) but
> >they do seem to perk up for a while after a water change hence I have
been
> >doing a 30% change daily for the past 3 weeks as it makes me feel better
to
> >know I'm doing something for them but it's wearing me out as it's a 60
> >gallon tank.
> >Other than sitting they look healthy. No fins clamped, colour good, they
eat
> >well. Gills are cherry red, bellies feel normal. The only odd thing is a
few
> >white strings around the mouth area of 2 out of the 5 which indicates
> >columnaris. Over the past few months I have treated twice with Interpet
anti
> >fungus and finrot which claims to treat this, and now twice with myxazin
(a
> >bacteriacide) which claims also to control columnaris. I've also done
salt
> >dips and treated with Sterazin in case there are flukes present, but to
no
> >avail. I've also fed a whole tub of Medigold from Goldfish connection
which
> >I have now run out of. Nothing has worked and I can't seem to get hold of
> >any potassium permanganate here in the UK. I've tried local chemists etc
and
> >the water company wont sell me any. Is there absolutely anything else I
can
> >do here? Do you reckon methylene blue help? I've tried every med I can
find
> >in my local shops and online and nothings worked. I'm running out of
ideas.
> >Could it be that it's not columnaris and I'm mistreating, or are Uk meds
> >just crap?
> >Mel.
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.