treating zoo "fungus"(a possible cure)

[mummra100769]

ok first off this one goes to adhybrid for doing the research and reading a couple of books here and there.
this is at least at first glance THE very best method of treating "fungus" on zoos(i say it that way cause i think we all know that it is actually a bacteria and not a true fungus)here it comes:TETRACYCLINE.yes that's right tetracycline.we did it on a batch of bad zoos and it halted the breakdown in its tracks.all that is left on the zoos is the dead "husks" of zoos and perfectly healthy polyps otherwise.the colonies are completely opening up and no more break down has been seen in several days.
the dose we started with was 10mg/l.we all are into dipping our zoos in these chemical soups so i say give it a try if you have one that is going south on you,not much to lose at that point anyways.of course never add an antibiotic to your display,this would be as a dip only.we did it for thirty minutes once and it stopped it.
hope this helps you guys and happy zoo'ing.

 

[catdoc]

What are the symptoms of zoas that will benefit from this treatment? I have some new zoas that looked great for a couple of weeks, now they are closing up and have a coating of red to green slime. I don't know if it's cyano or something else. Some of it brushes off like a skin, some of it feels attached to the tissue and won't come off. I think I'll try the tetracycline and see what happens. I'll let you know if it works!

 

[mummra100769]

that sounds like cyano.this will treat them if they have the white sheet of death over them,if they are covered in bacterial films or the polyp is being pinched off where it is growing from the coenenchyma(the mat where the polyps come out from).
hey give a try and see what happens,if they are already going down why not?
btw we did this treatment on a new batch and they never came down with "fungus" and looked really good afterwards.this day all the polyps were opened and were looking pretty sweet.

 

[docklink]

mummra100769, Thanks for the tip. It may be worth a try. A couple of questions. 1) Are you adding the tetracycline to a bowl of tank water (my assumption) or fresh water or ? 2) are you doing any kind of a post dip rinse (to dilute / remove residual tetracycline) before placing the zoo in the aquarium or is that not necessary? TIA

 

[mummra100769]

yes i am sorry i did not say this before.mix the tetracycline in about a gallon of tank water,and then rinse in another container of tank water before they go back into the tank.sorry guys i just assumed you would know these parts of the method and should have said them to be complete.
thank you docklink.

 

[mummra100769]

mods.please delete this post.posted in error.thanx

 

[johns]

so where do you get the tetracycline

 

[mfinn]

Most fish stores sell it.

 

[mummra100769]

any large pet store can get it.

 

[djtodd]

Would this be a good example of said disease?

I've picked up some "TC Capsules" which on the back say each capsule contains 250mg of Tetracycline Hydrochloride. I assume this is the stuff we need? Obviously I'd just open a capsule and tip a third or so of it into the bucket for dipping.

I've lost 2 colonies to this, and a 3rd looks like it might be coming down with it. If this works, it's a god send.

 

[jcigars]

I use hydrogen peroxide....works for me Theres a thread about somewhere.

And yes that is the fungus djtodd....treat it now before its to late.

 

[djtodd]

I use hydrogen peroxide....works for me Theres a thread about somewhere.

And yes that is the fungus djtodd....treat it now before its to late.

Actually, for that particular colony, it's WAY too late. Thats one of the guys I lost over the past 3 weeks. Let me tell you, I'm keeping an eagle eye on my poor Zoos these days.

 

[jcigars]

Actually, for that particular colony, it's WAY too late. Thats one of the guys I lost over the past 3 weeks. Let me tell you, I'm keeping an eagle eye on my poor Zoos these days.

Do the sniff test before you put them in your tank. If the smell bad there is bacteria present so do the hydrogen peroxide dip and cut away the bad tissue.

 

[KindCorals]

I lost some of my blues when I first fragged them to this white fungus. As soon as I saw it covering half of a large frag, I made a solution of tank water and hydrodger peroxide. I believe it was 90% tank water and 10% HP. I left it in the solution for about 15 minutes , rinsed a little then put the frag back in the tank. The fungus stopped and my blues recovered.

 

[jcigars]

I lost some of my blues when I first fragged them to this white fungus. As soon as I saw it covering half of a large frag, I made a solution of tank water and hydrodger peroxide. I believe it was 90% tank water and 10% HP. I left it in the solution for about 15 minutes , rinsed a little then put the frag back in the tank. The fungus stopped and my blues recovered.

Great news....you can even make it stronger if you want

 

[KindCorals]

how strong did you make yours? did I switch the 90/10% around? It was a while ago but I thought it was mostly tank water.

 

[jcigars]

You have it right

I've poured it on full strength but do not let it sit to long. 20 sec then rinse with good water. It's really up to you just be smart about it.

 

[Ritten]

Mummra, thanks so much. Worked like a charm.

 

[richard55]

Great info guys

Great info guys

Will be trying tonight

 

[mummra100769]

you can try but that looks like it is to late for the zoas in the pic.also it looks like it has siphons,is it maybe an encrusting sponge?hard to tell from the pic.