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Thanks guys. I assume lfs just means local fish shop?

Hey everyone, This summer, my husband and I are moving 1300 miles west to Oklahoma. It’s a long drive, so my fish would be in traveling mode for almost 40 hours. I really don’t think that’s right or logical, so where could I sell or give them to someone? I have two panda cories, two Julii...

Hi—an update: I did a 50% water change on both the 29gal and the 10gal. I put the carbon filters back into the 29gal, and put a non chemical one into the 10gal. Both snails and one affected harlequin is in the 10gal; I administered Furan-2. The other 4 harlequins and 6 catfish are in the...

Okay, I can work with that. Thank you.

The issue is that I don’t have enough to treat the main tank (29gal) but I have plenty for the hospital tank (10gal). I don’t have any extra money to buy anything else this weekend, including copper removal or new filters. Has to wait until mid week next week.

My cories are totally fine. Not a single casualty.

Alright, thank you. I had actually already used Furan. I have it on hand. Is it worth transporting all critters to the quarantine tank and using it in there again? Low on money hence the questions about alternatives.

I’m so confused lol. I made another post on here and everyone told me to use copper for this. Anyway, I’ll look into Kanaplex. Will the copper be removed with carbon alone or is there anything else I need? I have General Cure on hand. Could I use that?

Hi everyone, about a month and a half ago I bought some harlequin rasboras that were carrying columnaris. My betta died from it along with some other fish. Since then I’ve set up a quarantine tank. Right now, I have 5 harlequins, 6 Cory catfish, and 2 mystery snails. On 10-14-2020, one of the...

Ok—I took a long look at them and googled photos of harlequins. It seems like their round shape is normal at this point. If their tummies get bigger I’ll assume dropsy and do a copper treatment, but right now it appears that the antibiotic worked. They all have strong colors and are acting just...

I have the Cupramine—should I remove the snails and try that?

The main tank tested well so all fish have been added back in, some new plants included. I’ll watch for signs of columnaris, but does this look like the beginnings of dropsy? At this point I’m exhausted trying to get these fish on track.

Ok, thank you. I’ll WC, test, and watch for more signs of disease. At least I have the copper on hand now

Hey there! Thanks for the info. Yes, it’s chelated. It’s the Cupramine stuff. All of this being said, I’ll think things over and decide what to do tomorrow. It actually seems like the second course of Furan worked, so I might go with 50% WC and testing the main tank like you said and go from...

Hey everybody, In this post, I talked about how I discovered the hard way that by not QT-ing new fish, I brought columnaris into my tank. It killed my betta and several other fish. Lesson learned. I got my money back for all the fish at least, but I’ve been so so depressed for my fish buddies...

Alright, latest latest update. Today I went ahead and did the 25% water change. Later I was able to get ahold of a small tank and I now have it set up with my old heater and old filter. I took 10 gallons of water out of the 29gal, so it’s still the same concentration of meds. I replaced the...

Unfortunately my thermostats aren’t adjustable and I don’t have another tank.

Oh lord. Ok. I didn’t know. Did I ruin it by keeping lights on?

Just got home from school—here’s my latest photos. The harlequins are holding on. They get extremely pale after the dose and then their color comes back later. The last tequila sunrise is also ok right now. All of the cories are fine looking except one peppered Cory. He has very very little...

Thanks guys. I guess I need to invest in a 5 or 10 gallon for a quarantine tank and google easy builds. What do you recommend for prevention meds? I always have general cure on hand but idek if that’s even a good choice. I miss my betta a lot but I don’t think I’ll have one again for a while...