What Has He Got?

[Dublin_Lad]

Hi folks. Haven't posted here in a long time but still read the forums and find them to be of great assisitance.

My question is this: I noticed one of my neons has a white growth covering about a quarter of its body. I thought it was ICH and started treating it as such with meds. However, it sdeems to be having no effect. It is a thick growth on its bosy and looks almost like the fake snow you buy in a can and spray it on. Anybody any ideas what it might be and how it can be treated? Thanks in advance.

 

[cowboy507]

if it doesnt seem to be ick, then it might be some other sort of fungal infection. that would be my bet.

I just found this article, maybe it will help. seems like what you probably have.

Fungal Diseases
Fungus (Saprolegnia)

Symptoms: Tufts of dirty, cotton-like growth on the skin, can cover large areas of the fish, fish eggs turn white.

Fungal attacks always follow some other health problem like parasitic attack, injury, or bacterial infection. The symptoms are a gray or whitish growth in and on the skin and/or fins of the fish. Eventually, if left untreated, these growths will become cottony looking. The fungus, if left untreated, will eventually eat away on the fish until it finally dies.
After ascertaining the initial cause of the fungus and remedying that, use a solution of phenoxethol at 1% in distilled water. Add 10 ml of this solution per liter of aquarium water. Repeat after a few days if needed, but only once more as three treatments could be dangerous to aquarium inhabitants. If the symptoms are severe the fish can be removed from the aquarium and swabbed with a cloth that has been treated with small amounts of povidone iodine or mercurochrome.

For attacks on fish eggs, most breeders will use a solution of methylene blue adding 3 to 5 mg/l as a preventative measure after the eggs are laid.

http/animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/information/Diseases.htm#Fungus <==thats the website

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in a gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Does the growth look like cotton wool and forms a saddle shape on the fish.