Egg Fungus

[jarcher1390]

i know this is probably in wrong section but my peppered cory's have laid some eggs i was wondering is there anything i can do to prevent the fungus spreading furthur
thanks

jonny

 

[archamfr]

move the good eggs away from the fungussed eggs?
i dont really think there is much u can do TBH.

 

[Lynda B]

any eggs that have fungus on them must not be viable.... can't you remove those bad eggs from the tank?

 

[*Fishkies*]

Put a bubbler underneath the eggs. You want to keep water movement near the eggs, this usually helps stop the eggs from fungusing, however you can't prevent them all. Be sure to remove all fungused eggs right away so they others do not become contaminated.

 

[Puffdaddy]

Methylene Blue will help a lot. Look it up and see what you think.

 

[Tolak]

I'll have to dig around my aquatics library for the author, but some time ago I read that bacteria generally take over first, and the fungus is secondary, due to bacterias' ability to multiply so quickly. Think columnaris, which looks fungal and is often mistaken for fungal, but is actually bacterial with a slight fungus overgrowth.

This being the case, meth blue is a start, a drop per gallon acriflavin adds some bacterial action, Maroxy is often a helpful additive as well. Chelated copper sulfate pentahydrate has some anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, but is more often used as an anti-protizoan. I will more often use copper once fry are freeswimming, at a rate of one drop per two gallons.


If the eggs are white after 24 hours they are infertile, if they turn white after this time it is more often bacterial. 90% water changes daily cuts down on the water borne bacteria immensly, try this along with some of the meds previously mentioned. Often this is a case of trial & error, what works for one aquarist often won't work for another.

 

[ArauraDiscus]

Move the eggs to a different tank and douse the tank with methylene blue until its a medium blue shade. Or use acroflavin until it's a neon greenish color.

 

[jarcher1390]

well i decided to leave them apart from moving fungused eggs, as nature normally does best in my experience but if it fails i shall be ready for the next time if there is a next time