Help Cotton Wool Stuff On Fish

[mar2812]

hi guys please please can someone help me i bought a tank 4 weeks ago added a few fish after a week then tested water after week everything still ok so i went to a local garden centre aqatic place n bought a few more guppys. some of ones i bought from the garden centre have died with the little cotton wool stuff coming on then 2 died so far one nearly dieing and another developing it i spoke to the garden centre and told them that its all there fish devloping it they gave me some stuff that has tea tree in.
but please can someone help as don,t want to lose all my fish.

 

[JasonandJill]

Sorry, I don't know enough to give you proper advice. Anybody that can will need to know your water stats. Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate and Ph. Probably what other fish you have as well. Might be a good idea and save time if you can post these. I've been there, so have lots of others, Good luck.

 

[Aqua Tom]

Can you tell us size of tank, how many fish are in it, what kind of fish they are, water tempreture & water test results?

 

[the biffster]

i am afraid to tell your tank
is not cycled i will put a link
up for you it will help you a lot
is about cycling your tank
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/141946-cycling-resource-center/
a must read

 

[mar2812]

Can you tell us size of tank, how many fish are in it, what kind of fish they are, water tempreture & water test results?

hi there
its 12o litre tank got about 8 fish in there in total guppys,hifin , sucker fish,algae eater.
water temp is 22/24c all water results are perfect.

 

[the_lock_man]

Can you tell us size of tank, how many fish are in it, what kind of fish they are, water tempreture & water test results?

hi there
its 12o litre tank got about 8 fish in there in total guppys,hifin , sucker fish,algae eater.
water temp is 22/24c all water results are perfect.

From my admittedly limited experience, I reckon The Biffster is right - it's unlikely your filter is fully cycled after 3 weeks of fish and 1 week of nothing. The chances are that your problems are caused BECAUSE your filter is not fully cycled. Have a good read of the link that Biffster posted, all the stuff in there is designed for beginners like you and me to understand fully what goes on in a fish tank.

To be able to help the experts help you, what are your test results (ammonium, nitrite and nitrate in ppm, and pH level) and how are you testing them (ie liquid test kit, test strips, taking water to your local fish shop)? Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but saying that they're perfect isn't really enough detail.

 

[the biffster]

if you go and get your water
tested get your lfs to right
the results down on a piece
of paper or even better why
not buy yourself a test kit
you can pick them up cheap
on eBay now for just about
half price that they are in the shops
the best one is the
API fresh water master test kit

 

[Carlovel1]

Maybe your fish has fungal growth?