Came home today and the swordtail female was dead? The black molly i noticed a day or two ago had a purplish fungus looking growth on her eye. know it is not as dark but her entire eye is cloudy and she has spots of purple stuff on her. When she swim away from me i can see that her gills are bright blue?
Purple Fungus? Stuff On The Black Molly And In Gills?
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Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
Is there enough aeration in the tank.
Was the purple stuff fluffy looking like cotton wool.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
Is there enough aeration in the tank.
Was the purple stuff fluffy looking like cotton wool.
10 gallon
2 swordtails male
4 platy's one is a male
1 bottom feeder..little white dude
1 black molly female
1 female guppy
never tested my water? used drinking water.about 3 weeks old, used ammonia treatment..only thing i have noticed is very fine bubbles in the water everywhere makes it's slightly cloudy. Like it's over aerated.
seems like the blue stuff moved..looks like blue spots on her in a few places. her scales look odd and raised in general. her gills though are bright blue. it did not look like cotton looked like fungus you's see on a tree.
Does it sound like this.
Chilodonella
Symptoms:
The skin and gills become discolored, taking on an opaque, bluish-white to gray coloration. The area between the head and dorsal fin is generally the most severely affected. In advanced cases skin begins to swell, eventually shredding and falling off in strips. Gills are also affected and may be completely destroyed. Clamped fins, listlessness, hanging at the surface and gasping may also be seen. The fish may rub or scrape against objects in the aquarium in an attempt to relieve irritation.
Cause:
The ciliate Chilodonella cyprini. These heart-shaped parasites, at a size of 40 to 60 microns, are not visible to the naked eye. The parasites are able to swim freely, spreading easily from fish to fish. Reproduction occurs by asexual division.
Treatment:
Highly infectious and able to kill in great numbers, Chilodonella may very well be the most dangerous skin parasite there is. Overcrowding increases the risk of infection. Acriflavin Plus, Malachite Green, Paraform, Quick Cure or Formalin are the drugs of choice for Chilodonella. All fish as well as the aquarium they inhabit should be treated.
Chilodonella
Symptoms:
The skin and gills become discolored, taking on an opaque, bluish-white to gray coloration. The area between the head and dorsal fin is generally the most severely affected. In advanced cases skin begins to swell, eventually shredding and falling off in strips. Gills are also affected and may be completely destroyed. Clamped fins, listlessness, hanging at the surface and gasping may also be seen. The fish may rub or scrape against objects in the aquarium in an attempt to relieve irritation.
Cause:
The ciliate Chilodonella cyprini. These heart-shaped parasites, at a size of 40 to 60 microns, are not visible to the naked eye. The parasites are able to swim freely, spreading easily from fish to fish. Reproduction occurs by asexual division.
Treatment:
Highly infectious and able to kill in great numbers, Chilodonella may very well be the most dangerous skin parasite there is. Overcrowding increases the risk of infection. Acriflavin Plus, Malachite Green, Paraform, Quick Cure or Formalin are the drugs of choice for Chilodonella. All fish as well as the aquarium they inhabit should be treated.
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