Need Some Help With 2 Fish

[Ralphw62]

hi
 
I have a cory with this weird thing on its left fin. some sort of lump thing...
and my clown loach has something with its tail, some sort of attached. I believe they are completely unrelated to the Ich I and working on as they were there before it and still are there now more than a week later
here are some pics......
Thanks for all your Help!!!!
Ralph

 
 

 


I'm wondering if the loach injured its tail and it "might" be Sap?
 
I know how to treat that having a 1500 gallon koi pond out back

 

[Ralphw62]

This is the goldfish from my pond who must of been hiding for a while because one day I saw him like this
Believe it or not I treated and healed that fish and still have it 3 years later...My story and pics were in some magazine, forget which one,,, but it was pretty bad as you can see, so if you ever need to treat a bad case of SAP ,, I'm your guy...lol
 

 

[BigFish01]

I'm not too sure as i have never seen it in person, I have 4 clown loaches. But it looks to me like it might be fin rot. Keep a close eye on it! I also have two ponds on our property that we keep koi in, one 25000gal and one 500gal. Hope you get your answer soon! Sorry i cant help more

 

[Ralphw62]

will do
 
nice tank!

 

[sadguppy]

Sometimes fish get nipped and the wounds look a bit like that - but clear up after a good couple of big water changes. I hope that's it, but you could treat with a 'fungus and finrot' treatment to be sure.

I've never seen/heard of SAP before, that poor fishy! What is it? ETA I have just worked out you mean saprolegnia, a fungus med should also help this if that is what it is?

 

[Ralphw62]

yes saprolegnia ..... sorry
 
 
I had to treat it by catching it,, scraping off all the green(algae, which collects on the sap) with a credit card and used a q-tip and malachite green directly daily for a week then once a week and it was gone, lucky fish...

 

[BigFish01]

Thanks for the compliment Ralphw62. And remember with clown loaches they are scaless fish, so they are very sensitive to any treatments you put in the tank. 

 I think for most you would be ok doing half doses, but i would double check with someone who knew more about them

 

[Ralphw62]

thanks,,, I got my eye in it very close for any changes for the worse

 

[Ralphw62]

well I have been treating for ICH for a week. now although the ich is close to being eradicated... the 2 spots on these 2 fish are getting smaller. I'mm wondering if I should keep treating for ich(this stuff treats other things) till those spots are gone... or at aleast keep my eye on them... i hate to prolong the ich attack and high temps, but if its some other disease this stuff treats I would do it...mannn decisions decisions