Recent content by Dean_89

hi guys, So my gourami has a white cotton fluff on its fin. From reading the pinned topics i guess its a type of fungus, just wondered what type of medication do i get? It's been there for atleast a day or two, should i just kill it and put it out of its misery because it will be a few days...

Did a water change before but i'll do another one tomorrow aswel. Was going to ask the best way to kill it, dreading doing though :( Will buy a water test kit aswel...also would you suggest me buying the product you suggested before as a precaution to this happening again?

It seemed fine the fish yesterday, didn't notice out. Just seen it this morning hiding which i thought was very strange. Once i remove it what would you suggest i do so the problem doesn't occur again, other than get my water quality checked?

Yeah was thinking of putting it out of its misery. And with the last link you posted i think its best. Wouldn't want the other fish catching it.

thanks for the reply Wilder. The mouth looks like its rotting away :( poor guy is struggling to swim and didn't bother moving when i fed earlier. Would it still be worthwhile buying the product and if so how long would you imagine it would take before it gets back to its normal self? Size of...

My balloon molly is lay at the bottom of my tink and struggling to breathe. By its gills and part of its mouth is covered with some greyish/whitish thing. No idea what it is. Someone in the tropical discussion thread said it could be fungus, although it could be, the greyish thing isn't "candy...

no doesn't look candy floss like and puffy. I'll set up a thread in the emergencies.

Also just done a feed and still it lay at the bottom of the tank and didn't come up for feeding :(

..to find my black balloon molly hid away at the bottom of the tank. At first i thought she was dead but thankfully I its fin moved but still found it very strange for her to be at the bottom of the tank hid away :S As she moved out of her hiding place I seen it has this greyish/whitish thing...