White Lip

[Rex740]

I was looking at one of my platies and noticed that one of them has some white stuff on his lip. Is this a fungus or something?

 

[backtotropical]

What does it look like? Fungus tends to look like cotton wool.

 

[Rex740]

I can't really see it well, but its white and there's a little strand of white also, like a little thread.

 

[WILDER]

Mouth fungus flexibactor columnaris.
Maracyn one and two.
http/www.fishjunkies.com/Diseases/columnaris.php

 

[rust81]

Can you get Maracyn 1 & 2 in the UK?

 

[WILDER]

No.
But heard some members buying it online.
For mouth fungus columnaris in the uk myxazin and pimafix.
http/www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/myxazin.htm

 

[Rex740]

Thats definitely not it. I think she just got hurt(scratch or something) because it is very little and going away.

 

[Rex740]

Its like a little white on the bottom lip and sometimes when she opens her mouth, a whitish strand would come out(its attached with the whitish stuff on lip) and she would suck it back into her mouth... like she's playing with it...

 

[WILDER]

Just want to make sure the white strand dosnt resemble a parasite.
If not treat for mouth fungus.
Get you some info.
[URL="http/www.articledepot.co.uk/article-29320.htm"]http/www.articledepot.co.uk/article-29320.htm[/URL]
http/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/hdcolumn.htm

 

[Rex740]

It might be the first one. When will the other fish get it? I want to make sure and wait to see if the fish that has it will stop eating or become sluggish. He has had this white stuff for a couple of days now.

 

[WILDER]

What meds are you using?

 

[Rex740]

Im not using any right now, as i am still unsure about the if she has it. The pop in, pop out of mouth thing is gone and it looks like the whitish/clearish stuff is clearing up. I'll give updates later on or maybe tommorow.

 

[WILDER]

Ok, good luck.