Mouth Fungus

[Jdubz]

I recently added 5 guppies into the tank which seemed healthy, but the following day 3 were dead, now i have lost 2 female fighters a kuhli loach and one of my other fighters is showing signs of it, i put a dose of anti fungus in on fri and another today but its not really helping,

Anybody got any other remidies or tips?

Jake

 

[Colin_T]

depending on what is in the anti-fungal remedy, it might not make any difference to the problem. If the fish have a bacterial infection, which is more likely, you will need a anti-bacterial treatment, not anti-fungal.

Can you describe the symptoms that the sick fish have?

Perhaps do a big (50-75%) water change and complete gravel clean. Check the filter and clean that if it hasn't been done in the last month. Then try a broad-spectrum medication like "Waterlife Protozin", "Wardley's Promethyasul", or Triple/ Tri Sulpha.

To work out the volume of water in the tank
measure Length x Width x Height in cm
divide by 1000
equals volume in litres

When measuring the height, measure from the top of the gravel to the top of the water level. If you have big rocks or driftwood in the tank, remove them before measuring the height.

Remove carbon from the filter before treating otherwise it will absorb the medication out of the water.

 

[Jdubz]

the female fighter had fur in her mouth then it covered her nose and ended all over her head, ive added a disese med that cures a lot of illnesses which seems to have settles them a little bit.

the tank is a 4 foot 200L

Cheers for the advice colin