NEED HELP ASAP BEST MEDS TO USE FOR FISH FUNGUS

[platytetrafan]

Hello everyone I have a red blue columbian tetra that was just fine a day or two ago and tonight of all nights when I want to finally transfer the new red blue columbian tetras from QT in to join this fish in my main tank I notice white fuzzy stringy stuff adhered to the sides of the fish it definitely looks like fungus.:eek3: The other healthy tetras remain in QT until I know for sure that the other fish don't come down with this fungus I am doing a wc on the 36g tonight.

I took him out of my main tank he is now in a 3.5 L with fresh water I added aquarium salt to the water this is the only QT I have to use not the best but it will have to do. I need to know best meds to use to treat the fungus. I read about Jungle Fungal and Maracyn or Maracyn 2 which is better or any other suggestions need to know asap please want to buy the meds tomorrow. Thanks.

[KarlTh]

Fungus is generally grey. First step is diagnosis; do you have a picture?

[platytetrafan]

Well I went to LFS and got pimafix it definitely was fungus the fish had an injury on the side of its body and fluffs of white. I treated for two days but unfortunately the fish died :(. I am not great at diagnosing fish disease and did not really have a sufficient qt for him only thing I had available was that 3.5 L container since my 10g QT is already being used for new fish I bought this week. Thanks for trying to help. Am sad that I lost the fish but he had to have been really sick atleast I gave it a shot to save him.

[BondDouble08]

just remember to increase aeration with any meds just to be on the safe side, and watch the ammonia,nitrite because spikes as they will be counter-productive with your fish trying to fight off an infection.

Also primafix- and mela-fix will help with the healing and the Symptoms of bacterial/fungal infections but they won't actually cure a strong infection at the source. These products are not bad if you catch symtoms early but if it gets severe try the API Fungus Cure - 3 mg Victoria Green B and 30 mg Acriflavine per packet.