Krissie Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 You know if you have a long bath and you have a sore that has a scab, it goes white.... yeah well i have a bala shark that has that sort of thing on him. It is peeling off and leaving raw wounds, but there was no wound to start with. It was 'white' all over his eyes, and nose too, but that has cleared up. I thought it was a Costia Infection (other post) but i'm not so sure now. He was treated with Furran 2 for 6 days, but only since i stoped the furran has it started to peel off. i'm treating him with melafix only now, just for the raw wounds being exposed. Has anyone any idea what is causing this? I've never seen it before, and although he appears to be getting better, i am concerned as to the cause. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted July 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Well he's dead. Finally got an accruate diagnosis last night at about 11pm, and was going to start treatment this morning, but hey, i guess he'd had enough. The diagnosis was columnaris. It's a gram negetive bacterial infection. Usually kills within 72hrs, so i guess he did well to last as long as he did. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustcooktea Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Sorry to hear that MCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 19, 2006 Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 is it also know as 'cotton mouth disease'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Yes it can be called cotton mouth, body fungus (even though it isn't a fungus) and saddleback disease. It can infect internals through the gills, and externally aswell. It's real nasty and aggressive! Some fish can die within a few hours of getting it, it has wiped out huge amount of fish in the wild and in fish farms, within 24 hrs. Sometimes there arn't even any visible symptoms. This is my new 'most dreaded disease'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 FYI: the 'raw wounds' i described above were actually ulcerations where the bacteria was secreting a flesh eating type fluid. It eats into the muscle and eventually kills. My poor shark must have been in such pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTam22 Posted July 22, 2006 Report Share Posted July 22, 2006 did you find out what it was caused by? or is it just one of those things that just come along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Sorry about your fishy Krissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETEYPLECO Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 I also had two nice sized sharks die on me. What you have described is very similar to my situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krissie Posted August 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 it's a hard disease to beat from what ive read online, but so far none of the others have it, although i did treat the tank with furran2 for 7 days, just incase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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