Mouth Fungus?

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FreshwaterAfishianado

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Came home after work today to find that one of my diamond tetras has something white stuck to his face. It doesn't seem affected by it, I'm just now sure what it is, it almost looks like a tiny styrofoam ball. My pair of festivums just spawned so I thought it may be an empty egg he got at? Or maybe a mouth fungus? I apologize for the bad photo quality, these guys are a pain to get clear pics of while they're zipping around the tank.



Tank size: 55 gal
pH: 7.6
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:20
kH: 107ppm
gH: 89ppm
tank temp:80°F
Fish Symptoms:white growth on face
Volume and Frequency of water changes:50% weekly
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: stress coat+, flourish, excel, flourish iron
Tank inhabitants:12x diamond tetra, 2x festivums, 8x sterbai cories, 2x gold rams, 1 clown pleco
Recent additions to your tank:5x diamond tetras, both rams
Exposure to chemicals:none

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I would say it is a fungus, that or bacterial. Quick cure treats fungal infections and is cheap, 3$ a bottle.
 
I use API triple sulfa, treats mouth fungus and other diseases too. It works great on the betta. Keep the temp warm too. Just follow instructions. 
 

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