You should probably take out the fish that has the fungus and put them in another tank to stop it from spreading. What you seem to have is something between fin rot and white spot. Both are fungus and both can be treated the same way, if caught early.
I use Aquarium Science Multi-Purpose medication for both.
Read the directions and put a measured amount of the medication into the water, it should clear up the worse of the fungus and normally it's all thats needed for fin rot and white spot. However, sometimes with the body fungus, you may have to do a little more. If you have a needle or a pair of tweezers, you may have to catch your fish in a net, not taking it from the water, and gently scrape away at the scales that have the fungus growing on them.
Yes, it will stress the fish out and the scales that have the fungus may come off entirely, but the fish will recover and the scales grow back. Don't do it all at once though, just do a bit each day and be gentle and steady about it, otherwise you might injure the fish more.
The treatment seems a bit rough, but I've tested it many times and it usually works. However, I have never used it on a platty purely because I've never had to, I've only ever used it on betta's and on the occassion goldfish and a very large silver dollar.
Try everything else if you can first, and use my method as a last resort for your platties.
I use Aquarium Science Multi-Purpose medication for both.
Read the directions and put a measured amount of the medication into the water, it should clear up the worse of the fungus and normally it's all thats needed for fin rot and white spot. However, sometimes with the body fungus, you may have to do a little more. If you have a needle or a pair of tweezers, you may have to catch your fish in a net, not taking it from the water, and gently scrape away at the scales that have the fungus growing on them.
Yes, it will stress the fish out and the scales that have the fungus may come off entirely, but the fish will recover and the scales grow back. Don't do it all at once though, just do a bit each day and be gentle and steady about it, otherwise you might injure the fish more.
The treatment seems a bit rough, but I've tested it many times and it usually works. However, I have never used it on a platty purely because I've never had to, I've only ever used it on betta's and on the occassion goldfish and a very large silver dollar.
Try everything else if you can first, and use my method as a last resort for your platties.
