Lija, the only advice I have disregarded was to throw out everything that has come in contact with my fish tanks. (this would include all but two of my fish tanks as well.) One thing I am 100% certain of is that what killed my fish is not what killed my toads. Not that it will put your mind at ease any more, but I handled the outbreak of likely mycobacterium as instructed by three parties, including but not limited to my aquatic vet, and including the top researches on the bacteria itself.

Everything that has been said about the toad death has been taken to heart. I'm sorry you feel that it hasn't, but it's just not true. The consensus seems to be that it was a humidity issue, possibly compounded by the use of straight RO water (which I am still unclear on. my tap water is unsuitable for amphibians and no one has really said what I need to do to the RO water before adding it to the viv unless I missed a post somewhere in there). I can deal with that and make adjustments for any new toads. However, as I said, Josh's frogs is ONLY willing to send me new toads on the condition that I add them directly to the viv (which has been fairly stable through the wild humidity swings we've been having in my area). So, if they determine that my viv is suitable for the toads, and if they decide to replace the ones I lost with that stipulation, there isn't much I can do about it. Any new additions after that will be quarantined in a tub inside the viv. That is the best I can do in the circumstances.