paul_r Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Have just noticed that my new mollies & guppies that i have got have something wrong with them. At first it looked like some of the mollies had deformed smiles and actually looked quite funny. However i have noticed over the last 2 days it is spreading through my molly population and one guppy has got it aswell. I havnt got any pics sorry but it looks like a white fungus growing around their mouths. (i know nothing at all about fish diseases) Any help on what it is or how to get rid of it would be great Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 sounds like cotton mouth. do a google search to see if it matches any of the descriptions in the articles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Are these the fish you caught? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 yep the ones i caught. I looked on google and definatly looks like cotton mouth, poured in some meth blue and am hopeing for the best. I gave mollies to a few friends and theirs are all doing fine and breeding with their coloured ones etc. Just my luck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cesarz Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hi Paul, Cotton mouth disease is actually a bacterial disease called columnaris see the following for info about the cause and treatment http://guppyinfo.com/index.php?option=c ... mitstart=1 it says potassium permanganate is the best solution but only when the disease is starting. Cesar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 Just a thought... I was thinking it could columnaris too. Check pictures of that in google. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted August 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 I have just checked the disease Columnaris, and after a bit of reading found that my mollies had what looks exactly like this: Hopfully they turn out okay, will go down to the vets (we have no LFS) and will see if they have any relevant medicine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted August 15, 2007 Report Share Posted August 15, 2007 It is vital that none of your other tanks get cross contaminated Paul, watch nets from one tank to the other without sterilizing, and wash hands after dealing with the mollie tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_r Posted August 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 Have taken as much care as possible when dealing with the molly tank. The molly tank the last i deal with (if at all). Ive just dumped in some of that tonic i got off you and left the tank alone. The disease doesnt seem to be getting worse.......for now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketman Posted August 16, 2007 Report Share Posted August 16, 2007 hit up trident or in particular Mr. Marrow bout that permanganate, we used a sackload last year for redox equations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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