Tsarmina Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 rex is sick. he grazed his "nose" a while ago. i left it as he had done this to his head once and it cleared up by itself. this time it is fluffy white and there are other fluffly white patches on his face. he is currently in the middle of the tank standing on his tail proped up by a plant. what could it be and what can i use to treat it??? i will have to move him from the tank he's in as there is a knife in there and i don't want to treat if it my kill the knife. please help as i don't know how long he will last in this condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 view from top through water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 I always take them out and stick meth blue directly on the fungus and then put them back in.. I think people use melafix as well? But im unsure id go with the meth blue to start with (be careful it will stain everything and anything it touches and soak into the silicon in your tank) theres probably something better these days but haven't had to treat it for ages.. Good luck let me know how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Not much available here in medication so I would use Melafix also since it does seem to be from the injury he sustained, perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 anyone disagree with Furan 2?? i have used this before in my guppy tank and it had no adverse affect on my BN's. have moved rex to another tank now. had no problems getting him out of the tank at all, which is extremely unusual for him. he hates nets and normally theres a 1/2hr chase around the tank dislodging eveything that he can just to catch him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 Can't get furan2 here...good luck Tsmarina, I sure hope Rex gets better soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 furan 2 is totally ok for plecos, you can double dose it if you wish, its totally safe (i double dosed on a sick pleco a while back after Tracey advised me cat experts say its fine). good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 I lost him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 31, 2006 Report Share Posted August 31, 2006 Sorry to hear that Tsarina. Sometimes this happens no matter what you do. In fish, it is often too late if you can already see the signs of secondary infection (like the fluff). Sometimes they come right and sometimes they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I'm sorry Tsmarina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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