columnaris typically attacks the mouth, white threads around the mouth is nearly
diagnostic. in fact, it is often called "mouth rot". Ingrid

"Rodney Pont" wrote:
The fish that had it's face eaten away was the smallest
one we had at the time, about 5 inches long. We haven't had anything
attacked since we cleaned the pond out last year but just couldn't
clear the bacterial infection. We'll have a word with the vet about
antibiotics.



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