I am so sorry to hear Perry didn't make it I hope all the others pull through this...will be thinking of you and your fish Good luck!

Wow, Loz, how come I never noticed what kind of trouble your fishies are in?! I am so sorry about Perry, poor thing looked really bad.

Not that it helps now anymore (well, maybe for your Gordon), but when I saw Perry's ulcers on the first page, I was thinking of PP (potassium permanganate) as a topical treatment. I have seen big fat ulcers on koi go away completely within a 10 day period when the owner put pure PP crystals or powder on their ulcers. The fish looked purple for a week around the ulcers, but they were gone after 10 days. No sign of them whatsoever.
There is no chance of you finding PP crystals or powder in the UK, is there?

What is PP normally used for? That might help track down what kind of store to look at. Maybe a chemist?

I've tried looking for it around Sydney and it's not easy to come by. I honestly think loz, if you can get your hands on some, it may do the trick. I also remember a friend whose prize koi had a massive ulcer on his back so he made a paste and coated the ulcer. It also turned purple but OMG, that stuff seemed to work like a miracle.

I'd love to know more about it and how it helps wounds and ulcers - it seems to be universally succesful in treating them.

Maybe it can be purchased online somewhere?

Also, any news?

Thank you Andrea & coyote ugly

thanks guys - i am actually going to a fishkeeping festival this weekend, so i can ask around there - someone may well know.....

still looking very similar... i'll post piccys tomorrow there last day of meds.. so we can see a diff. they are active still.. i think thye looks a bit better. *fins crossed*

Any news loz?

I seemed to have missed this thread... awful diseases... I'm so sorry, how are they doing??

i can PP at lfs if need be... as i was away at weekend havent had a good look at the yet... 3 still going thou - which is good

i'll have a close look tomorrow

I'm hoping there's progress

had a look at the, Gordons back looks worse in water than out... ? they all seem very actiove thou - i am giving it a few days before i try anything else, give the antibiotics time to kick in properly