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There is only one antibiotic that is good for fish tb.minocycline
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Piscine Tuberculosis
Symptoms:
Because of the symptoms associated with this disease, it is often referred to as Wasting Disease. An infected fish may show a loss of appetite, emaciation (sunken belly), fading of colors, eroding fins, erratic swimming, scale loss or protrusion, "pop-eye" or eye loss, skin inflammation, ulcerous skin wounds or open lesions, gill deformities, spinal curvature, and Dropsy.
Symptoms may occur singly or in various combinations. Symptoms may also vary from species to species and from one individual fish to another. Not all symptoms need be present. Healthy fish may carry the illness for some time without being affected, and then become ill when stress or poor water conditions lower their resistance. The disease may run a lingering course, killing the fish slowly over time, or strike in epidemic proportions quickly wiping out an entire aquarium population.
Diagnoses of Piscine Tuberculosis is difficult, as all of the diseases symptoms may appear in other illnesses. Piscine TB can only be verified upon autopsy.
Cause:
Mycobacterium bacteria. Piscine Tuberculosis is highly infectious and can be easily transferred. Gravel can harbor this bacteria causing the entire aquarium to become infected. The disease may strike in epidemic proporations, killing an entire population of fish in record time with little to no symptoms. However, it can also remain latent for some time, progressing slowly, silently causing internal organ damage to the fish.
This illness is not always fatal to the fish. The bacteria may become encapsulated to form small nodules and as long as good environmental conditions are maintained there is no danger. However, if the fish is weakened by unsuitable water conditions or other diseases the nodules can burst. The infection then becomes acute and can kill the infected fish as well as infect others.
Treatment:
Infected fish must be isolated quickly because the disease is highly contagious (see below). Treat with a combination of sulphafurazone (0.2mg/g fish), doxycycline (0.005 mg/g fish) and minocycline (0.005 mg/g fish) administered intramuscularly. It is also recommended to feed any sick fish isoniazid. It may take up to 2 months for fish to completely heal. Kanacyn also claims to be helpful in treating Piscine Tuberculosis.
Caution:
Piscine Tuberculosis is caused by a species of bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium, which is also the causative agent of Tuberculosis in humans. While the bacteria that causes this disease in fish prefers cooler temperatures than most bacteria that infect humans it is still possible for the illness to be passed on to humans. Such an infection in humans usually shows in the form of an infected nodule in the skin, although there is a chance of a more serious internal infection. If you suspect your fish has this disease, observe the strictest of hygiene to prevent the spread of this serious disease to humans.
Minocycline 100 mg/10 gallons every other day bacteria possibly effective against fish tuberculosis
Not the writer of this information below.
Piscine Tuberculosis
Symptoms:
Because of the symptoms associated with this disease, it is often referred to as Wasting Disease. An infected fish may show a loss of appetite, emaciation (sunken belly), fading of colors, eroding fins, erratic swimming, scale loss or protrusion, "pop-eye" or eye loss, skin inflammation, ulcerous skin wounds or open lesions, gill deformities, spinal curvature, and Dropsy.
Symptoms may occur singly or in various combinations. Symptoms may also vary from species to species and from one individual fish to another. Not all symptoms need be present. Healthy fish may carry the illness for some time without being affected, and then become ill when stress or poor water conditions lower their resistance. The disease may run a lingering course, killing the fish slowly over time, or strike in epidemic proportions quickly wiping out an entire aquarium population.
Diagnoses of Piscine Tuberculosis is difficult, as all of the diseases symptoms may appear in other illnesses. Piscine TB can only be verified upon autopsy.
Cause:
Mycobacterium bacteria. Piscine Tuberculosis is highly infectious and can be easily transferred. Gravel can harbor this bacteria causing the entire aquarium to become infected. The disease may strike in epidemic proporations, killing an entire population of fish in record time with little to no symptoms. However, it can also remain latent for some time, progressing slowly, silently causing internal organ damage to the fish.
This illness is not always fatal to the fish. The bacteria may become encapsulated to form small nodules and as long as good environmental conditions are maintained there is no danger. However, if the fish is weakened by unsuitable water conditions or other diseases the nodules can burst. The infection then becomes acute and can kill the infected fish as well as infect others.
Treatment:
Infected fish must be isolated quickly because the disease is highly contagious (see below). Treat with a combination of sulphafurazone (0.2mg/g fish), doxycycline (0.005 mg/g fish) and minocycline (0.005 mg/g fish) administered intramuscularly. It is also recommended to feed any sick fish isoniazid. It may take up to 2 months for fish to completely heal. Kanacyn also claims to be helpful in treating Piscine Tuberculosis.
Caution:
Piscine Tuberculosis is caused by a species of bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium, which is also the causative agent of Tuberculosis in humans. While the bacteria that causes this disease in fish prefers cooler temperatures than most bacteria that infect humans it is still possible for the illness to be passed on to humans. Such an infection in humans usually shows in the form of an infected nodule in the skin, although there is a chance of a more serious internal infection. If you suspect your fish has this disease, observe the strictest of hygiene to prevent the spread of this serious disease to humans.
Minocycline 100 mg/10 gallons every other day bacteria possibly effective against fish tuberculosis
vivh
New Member
hi
i've recently lost 2 platies, which looked fine, but the behaviour changed, bottom of tank etc & then they died within a day, I now have another platy been looking off for over a week, bottom of tank and not eating.
I'm having a job too working out whats going on, (this prob isn't gonna help you much).
I'd treated for whitespot as several of my fish had been flicking, and they are still not right, even after full dosing over several days. i now have a bacterial treatment, and a BSB treatment ready to try, its very hard to diagnose don't you think.
this 3rd platy seems to possibly have distended gills, of course there are these "higher parasite" things which as far as i know are hard to diagnose. i know your not supposed to dose unless your sure you have the right treatment.
i'm a bit stuck too, sorry this prob isn't much help but i'll keep an eye on your post and see how you get on.
regards
Viv
i've recently lost 2 platies, which looked fine, but the behaviour changed, bottom of tank etc & then they died within a day, I now have another platy been looking off for over a week, bottom of tank and not eating.
I'm having a job too working out whats going on, (this prob isn't gonna help you much).
I'd treated for whitespot as several of my fish had been flicking, and they are still not right, even after full dosing over several days. i now have a bacterial treatment, and a BSB treatment ready to try, its very hard to diagnose don't you think.
this 3rd platy seems to possibly have distended gills, of course there are these "higher parasite" things which as far as i know are hard to diagnose. i know your not supposed to dose unless your sure you have the right treatment.
i'm a bit stuck too, sorry this prob isn't much help but i'll keep an eye on your post and see how you get on.
regards
Viv
Sadly with parasites they can be prone to bacterial infectons on top, try some shelled peas and daphnia, the gills are they red and inflamed or pale with excess mucas on them, once whitespot invades the gills the fish usually doomed sorry.
Are you sure this is defiantly TB?
Not old age or stress, the other one in the tank that looks ill doesn’t have the same symptoms, in fact it is the opposite, she is large with no spine curving but is just lying on the body not moving very much.
I just want to make sure.
Lab
Not old age or stress, the other one in the tank that looks ill doesn’t have the same symptoms, in fact it is the opposite, she is large with no spine curving but is just lying on the body not moving very much.
I just want to make sure.
Lab
If the fish is laying to one side not very good news they do that when they are dying sorry, sunken in tummy can mean internal parasites, so check the anus to see if it's red and inflamed or enlarged, being really thin with a sunken in tummy can also mean fish tb also called wasting away desease.
vivh
New Member
the TB is obviously serious, but to me some of the symptoms are similar to other common fish ailments, i'm no fish expert at all, but isn't it worth working through the common ailments before speculating on TB? what preparations have you tried out?
Sorry my mistake, the one currently lying on the bottom is still up right not on its side. (I don’t know but the spine doesn’t seem to be curved on the one in the picture I think it might be the illusion of the sunken stomach, but I don’t know, her gills seem inflamed though ) 
Inflamed gills can be due to poor water quality or gill flukes, so check water quality first.
Not the writer of this information below.
Gill Flukes
Symptoms:
Fish with gill flukes have gills that may appear red and inflamed, bleeding or slimy. Excess mucous or puss may exude from the gills. Sick fish can be observed gasping for air near the surface. This disease is most common in younger fish and fry, who are more susceptible to the parasite.
Cause:
The monogenetic fluke Dactylogyrus, which destroys gill tissue and damages blood vessels in this region.
Treatment:
Treat with Clout, Fluke Tabs, Paraform, Trifon, Paragon, Quick Cure, Formalin, orParasite Guard. Gill flukes are highly contagious, therefore, all fish in the same aquarium should be treated.
Not the writer of this information below.
Gill Flukes
Symptoms:
Fish with gill flukes have gills that may appear red and inflamed, bleeding or slimy. Excess mucous or puss may exude from the gills. Sick fish can be observed gasping for air near the surface. This disease is most common in younger fish and fry, who are more susceptible to the parasite.
Cause:
The monogenetic fluke Dactylogyrus, which destroys gill tissue and damages blood vessels in this region.
Treatment:
Treat with Clout, Fluke Tabs, Paraform, Trifon, Paragon, Quick Cure, Formalin, orParasite Guard. Gill flukes are highly contagious, therefore, all fish in the same aquarium should be treated.
vivh
New Member
Sadly the Platy in the photo died this morning.
I would like to know how I can decontaminate the tank from TB, or what ever it is. An also what should I do with the net I used.
Lab
sorry about the fish,
i wondered the same thing about my nets too, i read that you can sterilize stuff, but when i looked in the shops i couldn't find any fish friendly sterilizing treatments, have you asked at your local shop?
i'd be interested to know if you find anything. may look online when i get a mo.
i guess it would prob be safer to bin the nets if in doubt.
Viv
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