Disease-please help?

[leigh5774]

Hi,

I am new to this hobby and have been trying to learn quickly. I have 3 tanks 5G, 20G and 46G. In my 46 I have 6 Harlequin Rasbora, one of whom I noticed today has what appears to be white fuzz on his left eye?!? I have never lost any fish or dealt with any diseases before...Right now this is who lives in my tanks...

5-male betta

20-7 neon tetra
3 dwarf gourami

46-3 ottocinclus
6 harlequin rasbora
2 upside down cats
3 smallish angels

Any help would be greatly appreciated-thank you :)

leigh

[ChilDawg]

Try looking at the disease area of www.skepticalaquarist.com and see if you find what you need...

[pinballqueen]

How long has your tank been up and running? How long have you had the fish in the tank?

It sounds a bit like a fungus, but without a picture or a little more detail it's hard to say. It's also possible that something has nipped him... like I said, kinda hard without a little more information....

(Sorry to hound you for answers....)

Bye the way, Welcome!

[leigh5774]

Thank you :)

Last night, I visited a good LFS in the are and explained everything. I'm treating with Maracyn and a temperature increase to 82 degrees.

Hopefully all will go well :)

Leigh

[wetmanNY]

If it's "fungus" it's not that contagious. The spores of Saprolegnia are already everywhere in natural waters and in aquaria. A fish that's going to have some damaged tissue attacked by Saprolegnia is much more likely to pick up a spore by nibbling in the gravel. There's no direct transmission through contact; it's all infection from spores...