July 16, 200620 yr comment_111554 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 Report
July 18, 200620 yr Author comment_111872 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 Report
July 19, 200620 yr Author comment_112043 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'! Report
July 19, 200620 yr Author comment_112045 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! Report
July 22, 200620 yr comment_112497 did you find out what it was caused by? or is it just one of those things that just come along? Report
August 6, 200620 yr comment_114447 I also had two nice sized sharks die on me. What you have described is very similar to my situation. Report
August 6, 200620 yr Author comment_114459 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. Report
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