Update, the mouth rot has only gotten worse, even with the medications in the tank. So I decided to move the platy to a 5.5g quarantine tank, which I will treat it with 2 heaped tablespoons and maintain a temp of 75F. All the other fish in the main tank seem to have no symptoms and are all...
Update: I've lowered the tank temperature from 80f to 75f gradually since the afternoon to slow down the growth of harmful bacteria and reduce stress. To make the condition easier to understand, it looks like whatever illness it has has eaten off a part of its lips. I am planning to do a 30% wc...
Thank you for your advice! I used a magnetic scraper to remove the algae from the inside of the glass. However, I've noticed that the platy has been lethargic, swimming slowly above the sandbed in the same corner of the tank for almost two days. Upon closer observation, it appears the infection...
Hi everyone! I noticed this morning that one of my platys in my 75g community tank has started to breathe way more than the other platys are, its mouth is almost always open. I observed the platy and noticed that it looked like it had a very small cotton-like film inside its mouth lining, which...