im thinking some kind of fungus or something
but hair is growing on the side of his face
i dont know what to do...
its a white fish growing white hair... its soooo weird...
i've never seen anything like this...
2007-08-03 10:38:00 · 11 answers · asked by UCLAfanforlife 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
This could be a fungus, but it could also be a bacterial condition called Columnaris. You can usually tell the difference because Columnaris has a more circular outline while fungus is irregular. One of the best medications for Columnaris is Nifurpirinol. See if your fish store has Furanace or Binox, both of which have this as an ingrediant.
The fungus usually only attacks a fish as a secondary infection, if the fish is weakened, or has an injury.
See this link for more info about both conditions (the fungus is called Saprolegniasis in the link): http://www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm
2007-08-03 10:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I have to agree with copperhead and fivespeed. It is NOT ick. Ick looks like little grains of salt on the body of the fish. Sounds like Columnaris or a fungal infection. Do you recall if the fish had a wound where the "hair" is growing now? If so, another possibility, though remote, is Saprolegnia, a water "mold" that is actually a type of protist.
2007-08-03 18:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by fenris 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he's going to die. My fish had this before and he died within half a day. It's definately fungus. Get him out of the tank if you have other fish! This is a serious illness! Get some medicine from a petstore, or just sadly, watch him die. Everybody dies eventually......
2007-08-03 18:28:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like a secondary fungal infection. Treat with Mardel's Maracyn Two.
2007-08-03 17:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by fivespeed302 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like a case of ...Ick....! You can ask the fish manager at the store where you got the fish what to do, but another thing is.......change the water, get the temperature up to 83, turn OFF the light (Ick needs light to grow), and when the fish starts to look better, clean the tank really well, again. Keep doing this til the fish is well. This works better than the Ick meds that you can buy.....they "dye" the water, and everything in it!! Good luck
2007-08-03 17:46:38 · answer #5 · answered by brutusmom 7 · 0⤊ 7⤋
It is probably mold, i would clean the tank and see if the furr comes off the fish by trying the scratch it of gently, it it doesnt then this fish might be growing a moustache, lol. good luck
2007-08-03 17:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
it sounds like ick. go to a local pet store and ask for fugus treatment or better yet medtcine for ick.
2007-08-03 17:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by Orange Range 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
It's hitting puberty, leave it alone.
2007-08-03 17:59:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
IT HAS ICK IT A FUNGAL DISEASE GO TO THE PET STORE AND THEY HAVE MEDICINE FOR IT
2007-08-03 17:44:42 · answer #9 · answered by RAE K 1 · 1⤊ 6⤋
what the heck
2007-08-03 17:43:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋