Fungus Treatment - Is It Working?

[starsatnight]

i recently cycled a new 20G tank and moved my 4 platys from their 5G tank into the 20G. one platy got over stressed in the move and after 2 days of being in the new tank she was visibly "smaller" and had a raised white patch near her tail fin.

her tail fin started to get 'ragged' and she swam face down and would still eat, but not with gusto the other 3 platy are fine and have adapted very well to the move and the the water parameters have continually all checked out OK (of note : ammonia 0, nitrite 0).

i bought a fungal treatment manufactured by Aquarium Pharmaceuticals (Fungus Cure) http/cms.aquariumpharm.com:8080/resource...Powder_2975.pdf and am on the final day of treatment.

the sick platy has bounced back, has put on size again, her ragged fin is filling in and she is swimming and eating with energy again. the problem is that she still has the fungus spot on her tail. will this go away? or does this mean that the illness will come back once i put in my carbon filter tonight?

does anyone out there have any experience with this?

 

[WILDER]

Did you match temp and ph when you moved the fish.
Columnaris spot does the spot have a red tinging around the edges, or a red centre.
Columnaris is bacterial not fungus.

 

[starsatnight]

Did you match temp and ph when you moved the fish.
Columnaris spot does the spot have a red tinging around the edges, or a red centre.
Columnaris is bacterial not fungus.

thanks wilder. i did match the ph and the temperature as closely as possible. and the other fish moved to the newly cycled tank have not exhibited any of the same symptoms.

the white raised spot does not have a red tinge or a red centre. are you saying that this could be columnaris? if so - any advice on how to treat for that? i have just completed a treatment for fungus and she has responded, but the spot is still present.

 

[WILDER]

Maracyn one and two.
Good luck.