Silver Tip Face Missing

[stu40]

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Tank size:160L
pH:7.8
ammonia:0
nitrite:0
nitrate:10
kH:
gH:
tank temp:25

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):see below

Volume and Frequency of water changes:25% weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank:N/A

Tank inhabitants:see sig

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):None

Exposure to chemicals:None

3 weeks ago caught 2 males fighting (not chasing,fighting)
Noticed small mark on the chin of 1. Don't know if the fight caused the abbrasion, or if the others were picking on him because of illness.
Isolated patient to another tank for 2 weeks, and dosed Myxazin for first 5 days.
Been back in main tank for a week, and did not get any worse. Definitely has over this weekend.
Still has good colour, and is active & feeding.
Thoughts?

Thanks

 

[Carlovel1]

That looks more like fungus?

 

[stu40]

Yea. just put him back in separate tank.

 

[KittyKat]

Looks like fungus to me too.

 

[Carlovel1]

Now that thats been confirmed ( ), the best thing to do is get some anti-fungas treatment. There is no point seperating it since fungas spreads pretty quickly, so treat the whole tank and it should disapper.

 

[mattbleasby]

Now that thats been confirmed ( ), the best thing to do is get some anti-fungas treatment. There is no point seperating it since fungas spreads pretty quickly, so treat the whole tank and it should disapper.

+1

 

[marieukxx]

Yeah I'm no expert but that looks like white fluffy stuff on his face. Fungus

 

[stu40]

OK. dosed main tank with No8.keep an even closer eye on everyone.
If it spreads quickly, i'd have thought others might have shown symptoms by now.been a week since he was reintroduced.
Was due a waterchange later, guess i'll do a larger one than usual.

 

[KittyKat]

What is No.8? You might want to make sure the medication will not kill the filter.

 

[stu40]

sorry, should have posted whole name. Interpet No 8. anti fungus & finrot, for mouthrot too. Saw a previous topic where someone just mentioned numbers.
Literature says filter safe.No new casualties.Water stats stable.

 

[KittyKat]

I don't live in UK and haven't used Interpet treatments in many years, so it helps to know which exact ones you use

Good news then, how is the fungus looking on this individual? Receding yet?

 

[stu40]

not getting any worse.fish still has good colour, and is active.he feeds Ok, despite only having half a face.maybe i'll name him Al ( scar face ) pacino.starting to think it was a cut that became infected.always thought that general fungus infections were contagious.

 

[KittyKat]

not getting any worse.fish still has good colour, and is active.he feeds Ok, despite only having half a face.maybe i'll name him Al ( scar face ) pacino.starting to think it was a cut that became infected.always thought that general fungus infections were contagious.

Not always, it depends on exact type of fungus and how the general health of your stock is.

 

[stu40]

Not always, it depends on exact type of fungus and how the general health of your stock is.

ok.Well it'll either go one way or another for him now.Thanks for input