White around the mouth?

[~Erik3.8.07~]

i went to feed my fish this morning and noticed one of my red wag platies has turned white all around his mouth. is this a serious disease that needs to be quarunteened immediately?

[Lady Hobbs]

Mouth fungus. Easily treated but does need treatment.

[rollie]

he got mouth fungus, and you need to treat them all.
the sooner you begin the better. mouth fungus can take the long while to kill the fish. but if you begin now you should save him.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

great, glad it doesnt sound too serious. What treatment works best?

[rollie]

PIMAFIX should works. salt will work sometimes, to.
there is alot of other stuff that would work to.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

like regular house salt that i put on my corn on the cob?

[Lady Hobbs]

I would get a med strictly for fungus and isolate him if you are able. Fungus meds can mess with your bioload in your tank so don't be changing out any filters at this time. Also, if you're using carbon you need to get rid of it until after you've treated then use it again to remove the meds.

Jungle Labs has drop in pellets that work well for fungus. Like $2.39 for 8 tablets.

Never use table salt in your tank for anything. It contains iodine. Any time you hear of salt in the forum, they are talking of aquarium salt or cichlid salt. Two different things, again.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

ok thx, i do have a place to isolate him so i'll put him in their now and stop buy the store later on. thx again rollie and hobbs

[genitor]

I had a friend who would isolate the fish for a few days and treat with salt and methylene blue (med. for ick). Regular table salt can be used once it is not iodized, i usually use morton table salt.

[Lady Hobbs]

Yup. Any of those meds are good stuff.

I see you still need a haircut. LOL

[~Erik3.8.07~]

ok 1 more question. i forgot i drained out my other tank so i have to leave him in the 10 with the other fish.

Question is will these medicines hurt my baby fry?

[Lady Hobbs]

They may. I don't think you should take the chance.

You might have to put him in a dry box or cooler or something and add an airstone. Not a perfect solution.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

hmmm ok i guess i can fill my 6 gallon tank up temporarily. It isnt cycled but i dont think one little fish is gonna build ammonia levels up that fast so i doubt it'll hurt him.

[Lady Hobbs]

That'll work. Good luck.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

thx hobbs:22:

[rollie]

none of the treatments that we told you about, will hurts your baby fish.
at least it do not for me.
if it was me i would treat the whole tank.
i had seen more than one fish in same tanks, get it.

we can only tell you ,what work for us.

[gm72]

I agree that isolation is a good idea. You'll be able to monitor the situation more carefully and decrease the chance of cross-contamination. Watch the ammonia readings in the iso tank to make sure all stays well on that end. Hope it works out for you!

[genitor]

If you treat the whole tank the meds might kill off your bb.

[gm72]

A med like Pimafix shouldn't hurt the bacteria. Antibiotics maybe depending upon the specific targets of such.

[~Erik3.8.07~]

well i hope it dont hurt. I isolated the fry into the 6 and treating the 10 gallon with pimafix to ensure it doesnt come up later.

[gm72]

Good job, Erik. Keep us posted so we can help you more if you need it!