They are all better! All survived! The water changes got the water back where it was supposed to be and the antibiotics helped stave off the columnaris infection. I think several my water test no longer giving correct readings(due to being several years old,) so I have to get some fresh ones. I also ...

I have continued with 25% water changes every other day and am almost done with the antibiotics. They sick corysare looking much better, even the large female that I wasn't sure was going to make it. So it is probably a combination of all the factors and aquarium parameter changes(raising calcium ...

I was following the information on treating the columnaris from this page: http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/columnaris.html My aquarium has some of the things that make it easy for it to spread. The water in NYC is very soft and the water is well oxygenated. I lowered the temp of the aquarium ...

I already added kanamyacin and furan-2. I think I will have to remove three of the due to some columanris looking stuff on the fins and treat them seperately to the main aquarium so it doesn't spread. What do you guys think?

Yes it is hard! I get so attached to them. I found a local place wth kanmyacin an methalyne blue. I will give them a try. Fingers crossed!

After looking around a bit it think it may be columnaris. Anyone have any success in treating it? I added Furan-2 which is a broad spectrum antibiotic and will have to get some Kanamyacin too. I found a page with good info too. Looks like it is often found where there is low mineral content. The ...

Thanks for looking. I added some furan-2 this morning. I will be be separating the sick corys in to a hospital tank so I doesn't spread the the rest.

So I a have some sick corys. I have had them for over a year. Several weeks ago the female started having strange spiny growths on her belly but they have now spread the the rest of her body. They are about 2mm long. I left it alone and changed the water. Today I noticed the spiny growths were ...