Peppered Cory With Cotton Growth

[Maxta]

Today i noticed one of my peppered cory's had cotton wool growth on its head:

A lump of it behind his right eye, a growth with spikey bits on the top of his head and a small flatter bit on the other side of his head, and a small growth on the right pectoral fin, and a noticeably larger bit on his left pectoral fin.


For about a week i had been treating the tank with Pimafix and Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria, the last of that treatment coming on, say Tuesday the 25th.


I have treat with the same two treatments today. Is there anything else i can do? I did a water change 2 days ago.

How does this occur?


Will my pepper die? Is there no way itl just fall off if i somehow manage to touch him/it?

 

[SJ2K]

Only thing I will say is I wouldnt recommend trying to 'brush' off anything like this, might seem like a simple solution but can cause more harm then good!

 

[Maxta]

Okay.

I hope he isnt going to die, hes the loner one out of my 3 peppers, i rescued him from P@H, well i didnt, but he was in the tank all by himself so i had to get him. Got attached to him, hes darker than any other pepper iv had/seen, and looks cute.

 

[WILDER]

Using the right meds but its not doing much.
I would switch to myxazin and pimafix.
Increase aeration in the tank, and turn temp down for now by two degrees.

 

[Maxta]

He died. Damnit.

Im not having any luck with Cory's recently!

 

[WILDER]

Sorry bless him R.I.P.
Water changes on the tank for a few days.

 

[Maxta]

Will do.

Thanks. Damn i was doing good as well since my string of deaths a couple of weeks ago, then this.

How is it cause may i ask?

I do water changes once a week. And i have a battery vac that i use to suck all the mess out regularly between water changes.

 

[WILDER]

Corys are quite prone to bacterial infections, thats why is so important to keep the substate hoovered up once a week, which you are doing.
With are meds in the uk with columnaris best to turn tank temp down as columnaris thriives in warmer temps.
http/www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/d...columnaris.html

 

[Maxta]

Ok thank you.

My temperature is between 24-25oC at all times. Would you still recommend to turn the temperature down?

Thanks for your answers and recommendations

 

[WILDER]

No I wouldn't alter temp its not high.
I would just do some water changes on the tank for a few days.
Corys I've had them and lost one to popeye, soon as they get a bacterial infection no matter what you do they never seem to get better.
Had them nearly 3 and half years.
Though I knew the interpet anti internal bacteria med would be no good, are bacerial meds are not that strong.

 

[Maxta]

Ok thank you.

Im running low on the Interpet stuff, so il get some Myxazin for future occurances.

Thanks.

 

[WILDER]

Yes used that med myself not bad.
Bacterial infections once you notice them its usually to late, especially with not having excess to stronger meds in this country.
But I can see there point as antibiotics get over used by fish keepers who don't know half the time what they are doing.