Mouth Fungus/cotton Mouth

[DjLeethul]

I have been treating my tank with Maracyn to treat any sort of bacterial infections. The odd behavior in my tiger barbs have seemed to vastly improve from the treatment and they are not scared of the light anymore. However, I just watched my fish during a regular feeding and I noticed some white strands coming out of one of my tiger barbs.

I know that this is contagious and I fear that it may have spread already to my other fish. What brand or general treatment do you suggest for the tank??

29 gallon
3 tiger barbs
4 serpae tetras
1 african spotted leaf fish
2 mystery blue snails

 

[Brette]

I just watched my fish during a regular feeding and I noticed some white strands coming out of one of my tiger barbs.

Coming out of where? Is it poo?

You should google the symptoms your fish have. It may be a parasite, find out first and then treat appropriately. If it is a parasite, you'll need "maracide" from the same company that makes maracyn. Maracide treats parasites. I would only treat the affected fish in a quarantine tank. I think maracide is strong stuff.

This may help with your diagnosis:
[URL="http/warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/li...History%5B%5D=1"]http/warnell.forestry.uga.edu/service/li...History%5B%5D=1[/URL]

 

[WILDER]

Long stringy white poo can be constipation, bacterial infection, to internal parasites.
Signs of internal parasites are.
Long stringy white poo, or clear mucas poo.
Worms prutruding from the anus.
Red inflamed anus to enlarged anus.
Being skinny or bloated.
Sunken in belly.
Bent spines sometimes.

Try some peas first to see if that clears it up.

Strands of cotton from the mouth is flexibactor columnaris.
Maracyn one and two in the united states.