Hi guys,
I've had some problems with some white cloud minnows that I adopted from someone who allowed them to live in water that was the color of tree bark. Anyway, I've had 2 white clouds for about 4 months now, and I've dealt with a swim bladder scare and now, what appears to be mouth fungus.
One of the fish had a small white/grey fungal development on his lip and it got bigger within 2 days. So I got pimafix and melafix and have been using it for a little over 3 weeks now. For whatever reason, the fungus has decreased TREMENDOUSLY, yet you can still see it as a tiny speck on my fish's mouth.
I don't know what I should do. I've been wanting to get a 10 gallon tank (my tank right now is only 1 gallon, a starter tank) and move these 2 fish to that tank and get a whole new group of fish for them to hang out with, but, I'm scared if this fungus could be contagious to the others (if I buy them).
Should I keep using both mela and pimafix? Is it normal to use it for such a long period (almost a month)? I worried that the fungus could actually be some sort of bacterial infection so I purchased a pennicilin to use, but I don't want to use it unless I have to. Should I dump the water from this tank and start new (although this would ruin any n. cycles)? I'm scared since the tank is so tiny that all the chemicals can just OD the fish. Right now, the fungus fish seems fine, you wouldn't notice the mouth problem unless you were me (since I constantly check on them). The other fish seems perfectly normal as well (there are no signs of fungus on his body).
Thanks, and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
I've had some problems with some white cloud minnows that I adopted from someone who allowed them to live in water that was the color of tree bark. Anyway, I've had 2 white clouds for about 4 months now, and I've dealt with a swim bladder scare and now, what appears to be mouth fungus.
One of the fish had a small white/grey fungal development on his lip and it got bigger within 2 days. So I got pimafix and melafix and have been using it for a little over 3 weeks now. For whatever reason, the fungus has decreased TREMENDOUSLY, yet you can still see it as a tiny speck on my fish's mouth.
I don't know what I should do. I've been wanting to get a 10 gallon tank (my tank right now is only 1 gallon, a starter tank) and move these 2 fish to that tank and get a whole new group of fish for them to hang out with, but, I'm scared if this fungus could be contagious to the others (if I buy them).
Should I keep using both mela and pimafix? Is it normal to use it for such a long period (almost a month)? I worried that the fungus could actually be some sort of bacterial infection so I purchased a pennicilin to use, but I don't want to use it unless I have to. Should I dump the water from this tank and start new (although this would ruin any n. cycles)? I'm scared since the tank is so tiny that all the chemicals can just OD the fish. Right now, the fungus fish seems fine, you wouldn't notice the mouth problem unless you were me (since I constantly check on them). The other fish seems perfectly normal as well (there are no signs of fungus on his body).
Thanks, and any tips would be greatly appreciated.
