Post by Carl on May 3, 2020 10:24:28 GMT -5
I have updated the Columnaris & Fungus articl, in particular the section dealing with Fungus/Saprolegnia in fish
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Columnaris.html#fungus
Here is an excerpt:
"Saprolegnia (often classified as a mold; from the Genus “Saprolegnia”) is often confused with Columnaris and for good reasons, they can often be similar in appearance. This similar appearance is why I combined these two unrelated pathogens into this article.
Close inspection though, will reveal that a fish with Saprolegnia will have hair like growth structures similar to what you might find outside growing on a decaying piece of wood in the forest. This is what differentiates Saprolegnia (referred to as fungus) from Columnaris as you will not see the thin hair like structures upon fish with Columnaris (think "mold").
Sometimes treatment of Fungus/Saprolegnia is somewhat similar to Columnaris, although Saprolegnia responds well to these chemical remedies that are not generally effective for Columnaris (as well as a few antibiotic/organic remedies):
Acriflavin for mild to moderate Saprolegnia infections (AAP Super Velvet Plus is primarily Acriflavin)
Acriflavin can be combined with Malachite Green (Victoria Green), or Triple Sulfa for moderate to severe infections.
"PolyGuard" can be a strong fungal/saprolegnia treatment. It contains both Acriflavin and Malachite Green as well as Sulfathiazole (which can also be helpful for treatment of fungus/saprolegnia, especially when used in this combination).
HOWEVER the strongest available treatment anywhere for Fungus/Saprolegnia treatment is "AAP Super Fungus Plus" which combines a pharmaceutical grade cocktail of Sulfamethazine, Sulfadiazine, Malachite Green, Copper Sulfate, and NaCl"
www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Columnaris.html#fungus
Here is an excerpt:
"Saprolegnia (often classified as a mold; from the Genus “Saprolegnia”) is often confused with Columnaris and for good reasons, they can often be similar in appearance. This similar appearance is why I combined these two unrelated pathogens into this article.
Close inspection though, will reveal that a fish with Saprolegnia will have hair like growth structures similar to what you might find outside growing on a decaying piece of wood in the forest. This is what differentiates Saprolegnia (referred to as fungus) from Columnaris as you will not see the thin hair like structures upon fish with Columnaris (think "mold").
Sometimes treatment of Fungus/Saprolegnia is somewhat similar to Columnaris, although Saprolegnia responds well to these chemical remedies that are not generally effective for Columnaris (as well as a few antibiotic/organic remedies):
Acriflavin for mild to moderate Saprolegnia infections (AAP Super Velvet Plus is primarily Acriflavin)
Acriflavin can be combined with Malachite Green (Victoria Green), or Triple Sulfa for moderate to severe infections.
"PolyGuard" can be a strong fungal/saprolegnia treatment. It contains both Acriflavin and Malachite Green as well as Sulfathiazole (which can also be helpful for treatment of fungus/saprolegnia, especially when used in this combination).
HOWEVER the strongest available treatment anywhere for Fungus/Saprolegnia treatment is "AAP Super Fungus Plus" which combines a pharmaceutical grade cocktail of Sulfamethazine, Sulfadiazine, Malachite Green, Copper Sulfate, and NaCl"
