vibrio

[toytech]

If the title doesn't scare you then your lucky , me not so much ive had 3 fish die from the infection in the past few months , 2 anthias and a copperband . Now its been 2 months since the last death but im afraid to add any fish to the tank now , the core of my tanks population (clown , coral beauty , yellow corris , blenny and goby ) have survived the deaths and a few other earlier fish losses without showing signs but im not confident . Now the question treat the tank with Cephalexin now and hope that I wipe it out , take the fish out qt them , but for how long? Or try and add fish and treat when signs show . Will it ever be gone or should I simply shoot for prestine conditions in my tank and pray?

[Aquattro]

I contracted what I and my doctor thought was vibrio from scratching my arm in the tank. I could reproduce the rash but rubbing anything from the tank against my skin.
No fish losses, but the tank wasn't right. I got a prescription for enough cephlaxin and added it to my tank. Things cleared up and I was no longer able to get the skin rash/lesions after treatment. I did not verify by any tests, and don't recall how I came to the conclusion it was vibrio, but the treatment seems to have worked over a few days.

[hillegom]

how do you test for vibrio. Also, how do you know your fish died from this bacteria?
Ty

[Aquattro]

For me, I did a bunch of reading and things all sort of aligned to make a guess. I treated the tank for what I thought was there and had results. Maybe coincidence, not sure. To test, you'd need to culture the bacteria in a lab.

[gregzz4]

Hmm
I thought maybe I'd just developed some kind of sensitivity due to eczema in the family.
You guys have me thinking differently.
I can't put my arms in the water for more than 30 seconds without blistering.
Never used to be a problem while swimming in saltwater.
Thanks for the info guys.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I got a prescription for enough cephlaxin and added it to my tank.

Was this scrip on top of what you needed for yourself ?
How much did you add to your tank ?
Hope you remember
I'm covered in hives that I keep covering with polysporin

I'll take this info to my DR and see what happens

OK, for what SEEMS like 30 seconds
Still, once it starts to burn it's torture

[toytech]

The symptons where an obvious bacterial infection on the fishes skin , redness lesions , rapid death , one case of pop eye .The lesions showed up fast and spread very fast across the skin . The dose for the tank is 500mg per 20 L.

[Samw]

Every time I aquascape my tank with bare hands, within a week, the skin peels off my fingertips and takes 2 weeks to recover. It is reproducible every time I don't wear gloves. I always thought it was bacterial. Maybe I'll try some Cephalexin. Where to get this in Canada without prescription? Where's Silk Road when you need it.

[gregzz4]

OK, so maybe it's not in my tank, but I'm still going to talk to my DR as this driving me nuts

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Was this scrip on top of what you needed for yourself ?

Don't be silly!! Priorities

As for skin issues, I'm at a point now that if I work in the tank, several fingers start to decay. Dr is calling it a fungal infection, I have cream that works until the next time I work in the tank.
But the suspected vibrio thing was big red blisters along any scratches on my arms.