Help With Panda Cory

[Marnee]

Please tell me what is wrong with my panda cory, it looks like fuzz on his fin. I don't know what to purchase to fix this, please help! Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate about 5.0 maybe slightly less, tank is planted with java fern and cabomba. Some drift wood. Contains 6 panda corys, 20 glow light tetras and 4 platys, 50 gallons, 48" long. Sand substrate, water temp 25 celcius.

 

[Marnee]

21 views and not one person has any idea what I should do for this fish?

 

[cynic]

That is a fungus infection treat it NOW, if the stores are still open get a fungus treatment and if you can isolate the victims.

If its anything like my experience and it looks very much the same the sooner you get the meds in the better. I lost 5 out of 6 cories, all the ones showing 'fuzz' and 2 others, but if you don't stop it then it will spread to your other fish.

Panda's are easy targets for this somehow, maybe its living on the bottom. Dunno but you need to act fast.

 

[Marnee]

I just returned from the fish store, they advised me to first try and treat it with water change, salt bath and temp increase up to 80. Then give it 48hrs and let them know how things are.
I don't have a hospital tank and the fish guy at the store said salt would be my best option rather then dosing the entire tank with the meds made to kill this infection.
I'm at a bit of a loss as to figure out why my cory has this, my water is faithfully changed and my tank is very peaceful. I have sand substrate and the driftwood doesn't appear to have sharp edges that would injure any fish. Hope this treatment works quickly and I don't lose any fish to this infection.

 

[FishFanatic04]

So sad, poor guy. He may have just gotten sick for no reasons that you could have helped. Watch him in case the heat seems to make it worse.

Do you have an extra bucket. You can do a salt bath.

I've done this with a betta before I had a hospital tank

 

[cynic]

I just returned from the fish store, they advised me to first try and treat it with water change, salt bath and temp increase up to 80. Then give it 48hrs and let them know how things are.
I don't have a hospital tank and the fish guy at the store said salt would be my best option rather then dosing the entire tank with the meds made to kill this infection.
I'm at a bit of a loss as to figure out why my cory has this, my water is faithfully changed and my tank is very peaceful. I have sand substrate and the driftwood doesn't appear to have sharp edges that would injure any fish. Hope this treatment works quickly and I don't lose any fish to this infection.

I had the same, no idea of the cause but it went through the cories like wildfire. I lost a columbian to it too ultimately. Have no idea how it started, most likely came in on new fish but have been fine since. I did dose the entire tank though, mind i had to be careful because of the plec.

 

[FishFanatic04]

It looked like a fungal infection. Did you buy salt then? Humans get sick all the time for a millions reasons. No reason fish aren't as bad.

 

[cynic]

Nope, didn't know salt would help at the time. Just got some plec friendly meds for the fungus and used them. Litterally the next day the fluff had gone, unfortunately a good portion of the worst affected fish's fin had gone too. He died first, next day.

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Marnee

Fungus infections are often a secondary problem from an injury or bacterial infection. Salt baths are indeed a good way to clean them up. Then, after the treatment, return them to the tank containing a mild antibacterial. Melafix, for example, can be added to the water to help heal the original problem. If well mixed into the tank water, Melafix should cause no trouble for the other fish.

Do not, however raise the temperature. If anything, keeping C. pandas in as warm a tank as you do might be at least part of the cause of the infection. C. pandas thrive in temperatures in the low 70s.

C. pandas are not the strongest fish, so I hope you are taking action soon enough to cure it.

 

[Marnee]

Hi Marnee

Fungus infections are often a secondary problem from an injury or bacterial infection. Salt baths are indeed a good way to clean them up. Then, after the treatment, return them to the tank containing a mild antibacterial. Melafix, for example, can be added to the water to help heal the original problem. If well mixed into the tank water, Melafix should cause no trouble for the other fish.

Do not, however raise the temperature. If anything, keeping C. pandas in as warm a tank as you do might be at least part of the cause of the infection. C. pandas thrive in temperatures in the low 70s.

C. pandas are not the strongest fish, so I hope you are taking action soon enough to cure it.

Ok I will not increase the temp and slowly let it dip a bit to lower 70's. I added salt to the tank as per directions on the box, if I remember correctly it was 1 tbsp. per 5 gallons. Thanks for your help

 

[Inchworm]

I'm curious to know what brand of aquarium salt claims to treat a fungus infection at that dilution.