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Posted by Norbert =?iso-8859-1?Q?Heidb=F on June 7, 2007, 9:43 am
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Hi,
> Ok...I have some Australian Rainbows that I think have fungus. One
> has some fuzz on the nose. Today some fell off, but looks like some
> flesh flapping around.
First check, if it really is fungus or if it is mouth-fungus
(cotton-wool-disease, columnaris). Some pictures may help:
http://www.drta-archiv.de/wikidis/index.php/Diseases/FishFungus
http://www.drta-archiv.de/wikidis/index.php/Diseases/CottonWoolDisease
> I would not
> doubt it since I just got the fish and they went through
> transportation and may have been wounded in the process.
Good water conditions are the key. Make a lot of water changes.
> Question, what are some proven methods to cure without thrashing my
> biological filter?
Good water hygiene.
Temperatur more than 26 - 27° C slows down the growth of fungus.
> * will salt cure fungus?
Salt can help to treat lightly affected fish.
> * I heard malachite green is good. But can you still buy it anywhere?
Malachite green is in almost every medicament against ichthyo. It can
affect your filter bacteria, but normally they will recover quickly.
> ie petco/petsmart
Don't know. I'm from Germany. But every pet store should have one or more
medicaments against fungus.
> Does it work?
Yes. But you have to eliminate the underlying causal factors. Wounds, water
hygiene etc.
> * I heard mecurochrome on the fungus works, anyone try it and can
> really say it works?
It doesn't help against fungus, but it helps against open wounds. You have
to paint it onto the wounds. That's not easy.
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> has some fuzz on the nose. Today some fell off, but looks like some
> flesh flapping around.