i have checked a vast array of fish books that i own and cannot find anything similar to what my corydora has at he back of his pec fin at the base he has a white sausage shaped growth that has overnight grown what looks like a tail a can't work out what it is and i don't want to infect my other fish what can i do. if you need a pic email me and i'll do my best to get one where it is visible
2007-01-08 07:21:45 · 5 answers · asked by lee p 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Yes, please e-mail me a picture, zoestevenslavigne@hotmail.com - or, better yet, upload it to photobucket and post the URL here.
2007-01-08 07:24:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like an external parasite of some sort. I'm thinking maybe anchorworms? Here is a website with pics of just about any fish disease or parasite you can think of. It's really helpful for figuring out what is wrong, then you can google the disease/parasite for how to treat it.
http://www.fishpalace.org/Disease.html#Lernea
2007-01-08 15:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by j s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at my school i work with our corydoras they had the same thing as yours. I put some chemicals in the water that kills the bacteria. After i put that in i wet a papertowel and took out the corydoras and i began picking off the bacteria with a tweezer. You have to be careful because you could hurt them. If you need more details you can e-mail me at ksexygurl_709@ msn.com.
2007-01-08 07:32:39 · answer #3 · answered by kenna d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sure i'll try to help my email is orestes19832003@yahoo.com so u can send that pic.
2007-01-08 08:41:45 · answer #4 · answered by orestes19832003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like 'whitespot' or 'fin rot'.... check books for cures
2007-01-08 07:27:05 · answer #5 · answered by waynebudd 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋