Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

[Spent2much]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

It's a tricky one to call. In effect you're dosing the whole tank for the sake of one fish which could upset your filtration. On the other hand the fish seems happy so I can understand why you wouldn't want to put him on his own. Fungus is a secondary thing, it takes hold after a bacterial infection or an injury. It may clear up on it's own. If it's true 'mouth fungus' then that's something different that needs a specific treatment. For now if this was my tank I'd keep a close eye on things especially the water quality. Make sure the fish aren't stressed etc. Iirc, you need to remove the carbon from your filters as it'll filter out the treatments you're using but you can check this by reading any leaflets you have.

Also have a search on this subject but don't let it panic you.

columnaris treatment

Whilst looking like a fungus it's bacterial. Fungus is fluffy with strands.

thanks will check it out .

[mike'y]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

It's a tricky one to call. In effect you're dosing the whole tank for the sake of one fish which could upset your filtration. On the other hand the fish seems happy so I can understand why you wouldn't want to put him on his own. Fungus is a secondary thing, it takes hold after a bacterial infection or an injury. It may clear up on it's own. If it's true 'mouth fungus' then that's something different that needs a specific treatment. For now if this was my tank I'd keep a close eye on things especially the water quality. Make sure the fish aren't stressed etc. Iirc, you need to remove the carbon from your filters as it'll filter out the treatments you're using but you can check this by reading any leaflets you have.

Also have a search on this subject but don't let it panic you.

columnaris treatment

Whilst looking like a fungus it's bacterial. Fungus is fluffy with strands.

[Spent2much]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

sadly the neon tetra died , the other with the white growth on his mouth seems happy enough the rest of his body is full of colour and he eats well and is swimming around happily .

I read on a forum that it could be a secondary infection so they recommended King British and i have been adding that to the water , others have said to put him in another tank and treat him with methylene blue to kill the infection .

[Spent2much]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

thank you everyone hubby enquired at the place we bought the fish from and he recommended esha 2000, its been added to the water and already the neon is showing signs of colour returning, we haven't isolated the other one we didn't know to so we are waiting to see if the white bubble on his mouth clears up with the treatment .

[oscar]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

Fungus goes hand in hand with bacterial infections. The neon with mouth fungus should be isolated as this is a specific type of fungus. Have you a tiny tank that you could put it into whilst you administer treatment?

As for the 'black' discolouration on the other fish, I'd be tempted to keep an eye on that. It may be down to mood, diet or a circulation issue but I doubt it's anything contageous. It could be disease in which case it'll survive or die. How long have you had these fish and is your tank established?

A 25% water change won't do any harm.

Agreed

The fading in one fish could be natural, I have had neons fade for no reason. The black spot, I do not know.

The "growth" sounds like cotton wool fungus, and if memory serves, I think its treated with malachite green.

As Mikey says, 25% water change. I would be tempted to treat the tank as well if any other fish look "off", but remember to take any carbon out of the filter.

Also check your water parameters in case you have had a nitrite or ammonia spike (local store may do these if you haven't got a kit)

[mike'y]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

Fungus goes hand in hand with bacterial infections. The neon with mouth fungus should be isolated as this is a specific type of fungus. Have you a tiny tank that you could put it into whilst you administer treatment?

As for the 'black' discolouration on the other fish, I'd be tempted to keep an eye on that. It may be down to mood, diet or a circulation issue but I doubt it's anything contageous. It could be disease in which case it'll survive or die. How long have you had these fish and is your tank established?

A 25% water change won't do any harm.

[Undercover Elsa]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please

Sadly I don't know of anyone on here who keeps tropical fish S2M. I keep pond fish which stay remarkably healthy in a natural unfiltered pond, but they're much hardier than tropicals.

You'd be better asking on an expert fish forum such as http://www.tropicalfishforums.co.uk/

Good luck, hope they're OK.

Elsa x

[Spent2much]

Re: Tropical fish question if anyone can help please




ignore the background please the fish is in the middle look at the difference in colour there is seriously something wrong with him .

[Spent2much]

Got some guppies neons and some others can't remember the name.

One of the neons have got like black on its body looks like inside his body the orange at his tail is almost gone now and the blue is fading too he seems happy enough , swimming around eating but just wonder if this could be some type of fungus and if so what can i do to get rid of it please ?

Just noticed another neon has got like a white growth on his mouth