Is This Mouth Rot?

[Sirron]

This is mouth rot right? Or is it something else? This is my new female guppy purchased two days ago. One of the other females I got died yesterday with the same white stuff around it's mouth. This one has been hiding all day behind a rock. They are in a 55 gallon community tank with mollies, platys, honey gouramis, 3 dwarf rainbowfish and some corys. I have some bio bandage (neomycin sulfate, methylene blue, vit b12) it says it treats fin rot will it treat mouth rot as well? If I don't treat it will the fish die or can it pull through on its own? How easily is it spread from one fish to the rest. Should I treat my whole tank now?

I took the guppy out of the community and is now in a goldfish bowl. My quarentine tank is currently housing a new cichlid.

 

[WILDER]

What are your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

It sounds like mouth fungus, flexibactor columnaris.
Uk. Myxazin by waterlife and pimafix.
United states maracyn one and two.

COLUMNARIS
The hospital tank should be heated to approx. 74 degrees. 76 and above is the ideal breeding temperature for columnaris. Though there is some dispute over lowering the temperature, my experience has been that 72 is too low for the medication to work rapidly, 76+ causes the disease to breed more rapidly than the anti-biotic can kill, and 74 is "just right." Remember to keep this temperature stable!

http/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/hdcolumn.htm

 

[Sirron]

What are your water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

It sounds like mouth fungus, flexibactor columnaris.
Uk. Myxazin by waterlife and pimafix.
United states maracyn one and two.

COLUMNARIS
The hospital tank should be heated to approx. 74 degrees. 76 and above is the ideal breeding temperature for columnaris. Though there is some dispute over lowering the temperature, my experience has been that 72 is too low for the medication to work rapidly, 76+ causes the disease to breed more rapidly than the anti-biotic can kill, and 74 is "just right." Remember to keep this temperature stable!

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ammonia 0
ph 7
not sure on nitrate/nitrite

The temp in my tanks without a heater is about 78-80 f. My quarentine/hospital tank is currently unavailable as I have a cichlid residing in it. Now this may be a bit harsh but would it be more cost effective to just get new guppys? They cost about $1.50. and these ones I can still take back and exchange for a different one or a plant. I haven't had much luck with pets m*rt. I bought a couple mollies a while back that gave my tank ich and now this. Will they die if I don't treat them? I have all three guppys in a goldfish bowl right now with an airstone.

 

[WILDER]

Once you buy any pet you are responsible for it's welfare, so you need to treat.
If its a bad strain and the mouth starts to rot put the fish out of its misery.
For now I would try bacterial meds as they deserve to be treated when ill.