My cory is sick! :( Diagnosis please!

[hcgirl80]

Hi friends.
There is something wrong with my cory. He has a white wart-looking thing on him and I don't know what to do about it. I treated him with aquari-antiseptic, but nothing happened. He acts completely normal and eats the same as he always has. He isn't over'weight', but something is certainly wrong. Should I move him to a different tank, away from the other fish? What can I do for him?
The water parims are normal:
Ammonia 0.5
Nitrite 0.1
Nitrate 5ppm
pH about 7.6
I have never had a sick fish before so, even though I have read about sick fish, I am a little clueless!

Help My Aneus Cory!

~hc

 

[Dangerdoll]

hc, do you have a pic of him? Where is the white thing coming from... meaning, where on him is it?

 

[hcgirl80]

It is on his side, closer to his "dorsal" fin.

 

[TKOS]

Is your tank cycling or is it normal to have some ammonia and nitrite in your tank?

How long was the treatment with the medication?

I wouldn't worry too much as long as he is still swimming and eating.

 

[hcgirl80]

I suppose the tank is just ending it's mini-cycle because I recently got those two cories about two weeks ago(they are the newest ones). It will probably go down again, as it always does. I guess I could put some more prime in, which supposedly 'takes away 1.0 of your ammonia'

The treatment was for a full 24 hours, but you can't have your filter cartridge in while the treatment is going. I am afraid to treat him for any longer at a time because my fish depend on that filter.

I also noticed something this morning when I turned the lights on. This really isn't a bump, it's a white patch. It just looked an awful lot like a bump.


~hc