white cotton?

[chrisinha]

One of my balloon mollies has some white patches on her body. The only reason I can see them is because she's black. Her stools in some parts look normal, but some look clear/transparent... I dont know how to explain... Can someone help me?

behavior looks normal, curious, good appetite... but the other balloons are picking on her.

I tested the water. Ammonia 0, Nitrites 0, Nitrates 40, pH 7.5, Temp 80F

 

[Ems]

try this, Chris
http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html
see if it looks like anything there

 

[chrisinha]

thank you, emily!

the closest i can say is the body fungus, but in a much smaller scale. the patches on her are maybe the size of her eye.

i added 2 teaspoon of Pimafix. I've never used it before. Does anyone know anything about this product?

 

[chrisinha]

i still havent figured out what's going on with my balloon molly
i just got back home and those greyish/whitish patches are still there. I had done 20% water change to lower the nitrates a bit. i wish i could add some salt to the tank but i have corydoras in there and people say they dont tolerate any amount of salt whatsoever

my qt tank is not ready yet and by the time it is i am afraid this thing will have spread through the wholw tank!

her bahavior is quite normal. eating normal too.

 

[Vyper]

Add some salt, 1 table spoon per 5 gallons of water, if its fungus salt will cure it, besides all which Mollies like some salt in the water and many problems occur with mollies whien they're kept in totally fresh water unless the water is constantly kept to an ultra high standard, either way add some salt and I'm sure you'll find that cotton clears right up.

 

[chrisinha]

but what about the cories??

 

[chrisinha]

i managed to take a couple of pictures. please dont mind the stain on the glass. the patch im talking about is the one around her cheek.

 

[flyfly]

but what about the cories??

I had salt in my tank when I was treating ich, and all my cories did fine.

 

[chrisinha]

i've added 10 teaspoons. it's a 20 g tank, so tomorrow i'll add more 10.

 

[dwenglis]

took a look at cotton fungus pictures and this isnt it. this doesn't protrude at all from the body of the fish. just looks like a whiteish blueish discoloration over 75% of the fish. no unusual protrusions except for a thin hair like streamer or two from the discolored parts.