This seems to be accurate, the first Angelfish died after 1 day of
treatment with fungus med. and the second Angel is showing more fuzzy
growth. Now also my Dwarf Gouramis are showing up with small spots of
it also. Does anyone know how long I should wait before dosing the
tank with antibiotics (Maracyn) after the last dose of Anti-Fungus.
Its been about 36 hrs, and the bottle of anti fungus says to wait 48
between dosings. With no signs of improvement from that med I really
hope the antibiotics will help my poor fish. Also can anyone tell me
if Maracyn will kill of my good bacteria in my tank. Thanks for all
your help.


On 1 Feb 2006 10:05:37 -0800, "IDzine01"
wrote:

Flavobacterium columnare (flexibacter) is common too. It looks like a
fungus but is bacterial so Malachite Green won't help. In that case you
would need an antibiotic. It can be hard to tell the difference without
a microscope but true fungus is more common in cooler water while flex
is more common in warmer water. True fungus will often grow over an
open wound or sore too.

Either way, I would only treat the sick fish in a hospital tank. Both
the anti-fungal meds and the antibiotics and be pretty harsh and can
stress healthy fish.

Duane Wible