Frustrated with TTM

[Naraku]

I did every 3 days and two 3inch fish died from a 10 gallon tank from ammonia. They were fine the day before.

I would never transfer every day. There really is no reason to. I monitor for ammonia but if I feed prudently and don't put too many fish (my limit is 3 fish if small to medium sized and 2 if larger) in the tank I've never had an ammonia problem.

I have had great success with TTM. If you have a fish you think is very delicate, QT in a cycled QT tank for a few weeks and treat for other diseases/get the fish eating and then do TTM. That takes your cycled QT out of commision for 72 days to let it go fallow for Ich but it was worth it for me when I QT'd things like leopard wrasses and other difficult or delicate fish.

 

[Naraku]

I thought vibrio was gram negative. Isn't erythro mainly for gram positive?

For all those who believe their fish are dying from uronema: have any of you actually had testing done to confirm Uronema? There are other diseases that can mimic Uronema, including some strains of vibrio. I had a batch of Anthias, Chromis, and butterflies I thought had Uronema, but I sent a deceased specimen for bacterial culture to make sure. Turns out the fishes had an aggressive strain of Vibrio, and it was susceptible to Erythromycin. 5 days of treatment and I didn't lose any other fish. About $25 in antibiotics saved almost $500 of fish. I still have the school of Chromis (greens and Vanderbilt's) as well as the coral beauty angel.

A bacterial culture and susceptibility test through most veterinary reference labs is around $125, and often times is worth the 2-3 day wait in order to find the right treatment.

 

[fishfreak2009]

I thought vibrio was gram negative. Isn't erythro mainly for gram positive?

It is mainly for gram positives but does work pretty well for some gram negatives. The particular strain I had was susceptible to Erythromycin. It is actually a pretty good treatment for Vibrio cholerae, which is a rather nasty pathogen from the same family that infects people. A great, cheap drug for those of you who like to keep things like it on hand for a SHTF situation...

 

[Naraku]

How long did it take for the sores to go away.
I'm going to stick with Cipro for now. Hopefully it works.

It is mainly for gram positives but does work pretty well for some gram negatives. The particular strain I had was susceptible to Erythromycin. It is actually a pretty good treatment for Vibrio cholerae, which is a rather nasty pathogen from the same family that infects people. A great, cheap drug for those of you who like to keep things like it on hand for a SHTF situation...

 

[fishfreak2009]

How long did it take for the sores to go away.
I'm going to stick with Cipro for now. Hopefully it works.

About 5 days for redness to go away, 9 days for sores to fully heal in.

 

[Naraku]

Good news. Redness seems to be receding. Will continue treatment.