Hello All over a month ago I posted a blog about an infection that looked like fungus that appeared on two of my cories left fin. I started out treating with pimafix as directed but it did nothing so I did a good water change and used a new product by tetra called fungus guard. It took two treatments of this med to clear up the infection but it worked and it also treats other infections as well. Unfortunately one of the cories affected did not make it whatever this infection was it weakened the fish but it was effective on the other catfish it did look like a fungus of some type. I did a 50% water change today and all the other cories have not come down with this infection so it leaves me to believe that this was not columnaris. Thank god!
I did notice something though that has not gone away on the left barbell of one the cories. It could be nothing and none of the others have this it looks like a small raised white head. It is only on that barbell but not the other and has been there for over a month even with treating the tank and the cories seems unaffected. I don't know what this is and really don't want to medicate this QT again the fish is active and eats well and so do the others. They have been in QT for over a month med treatment was completed over a week ago. There is no substrate in the tank so nothing in this tank damaged the barbell. How much longer to keep them in QT before transferring them to my main tank and has anyone encountered a raised white spot on a barbell and what could this be if anything? Unfortunately when I bought these cories two were sick & I did not know it until they were already in the tank not sure if the infection happened in transit to the LFS or occurred in their store but am not going back there again. I have two more species of fish to QT after these cories go into the 36 gallon. Need some advise on how to proceed. I was sad to lose the corie but impressed that the med worked fairly well and the other one did well and the others did not get whatever this infection was. Now to figure out what is on the barbell of the other. Whatever it is it does not phase the fish one bit. As far as meds go I would recommend Fungus Guard it worked well in my opinion.:grinyes:
I did notice something though that has not gone away on the left barbell of one the cories. It could be nothing and none of the others have this it looks like a small raised white head. It is only on that barbell but not the other and has been there for over a month even with treating the tank and the cories seems unaffected. I don't know what this is and really don't want to medicate this QT again the fish is active and eats well and so do the others. They have been in QT for over a month med treatment was completed over a week ago. There is no substrate in the tank so nothing in this tank damaged the barbell. How much longer to keep them in QT before transferring them to my main tank and has anyone encountered a raised white spot on a barbell and what could this be if anything? Unfortunately when I bought these cories two were sick & I did not know it until they were already in the tank not sure if the infection happened in transit to the LFS or occurred in their store but am not going back there again. I have two more species of fish to QT after these cories go into the 36 gallon. Need some advise on how to proceed. I was sad to lose the corie but impressed that the med worked fairly well and the other one did well and the others did not get whatever this infection was. Now to figure out what is on the barbell of the other. Whatever it is it does not phase the fish one bit. As far as meds go I would recommend Fungus Guard it worked well in my opinion.:grinyes: