Hello everyone....
Well today started off great....two new Aquabid arrivals....and they are GORGEOUS (will post pics soon). However, Plato my beautiful metallic platinum butterfly has fallen ill, thus has stolen their thunder.
I try not to play favorites, but this guy, he is just beautiful. He's a rosetail, and the only one of my males who is not a tail biter.
Imagine my surprise when I noticed a red sore on the tip of his tail. I moved him to a new tank with a whole change of water....and that's when I noticed it. FUNGUS!
Or what appeared to be fungus. It's fuzzy, and white/grey. I immediatly reacted and treated him with Maroxy by Mardel. Within a few hours, many parts of his tail (only the tips!) have started to turn red....and there is more fuzzy stuff! You have to look really closely....and there is even a bit on the tip of his dorsal now. *sigh*.
So I am wondering....could it be Columnaris? Isn't that more of an attack on the body?
Then I wonder, is it fin rot?! I have never seen fin rot so RED on the edges, and I've never had fuzzies on the end!
I will be devastated if I cannot cure him. As will my hubby, Plato is his fav. Not to mention he's at the top of my breeding plans. He MUST get better!
Any suggestions/advice? Should I continue the Maroxy? Or should I start treatment with Maracyn and Maracyn Two?
:-(
Thanks in advance....
Oh and here are some pictures....hope these work!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=642211&id=822675290&l=4e466102ef
P.S. I should also mention, I noticed him sleeping a lot....he's always tired and at the bottom, the first sign of something bad. He's still eating, and when he DOES get up, he seems ok. Other than his clamped dorsal. Not his pectorials ones like other bettas do. He also used to float around all displayed, graceful....but now he just ends up floating vertical, with his tail weighing him down. I guess he is KIND of clamping:-(
I have just added some aquarium salt as well....
Well today started off great....two new Aquabid arrivals....and they are GORGEOUS (will post pics soon). However, Plato my beautiful metallic platinum butterfly has fallen ill, thus has stolen their thunder.
I try not to play favorites, but this guy, he is just beautiful. He's a rosetail, and the only one of my males who is not a tail biter.
Imagine my surprise when I noticed a red sore on the tip of his tail. I moved him to a new tank with a whole change of water....and that's when I noticed it. FUNGUS!
Or what appeared to be fungus. It's fuzzy, and white/grey. I immediatly reacted and treated him with Maroxy by Mardel. Within a few hours, many parts of his tail (only the tips!) have started to turn red....and there is more fuzzy stuff! You have to look really closely....and there is even a bit on the tip of his dorsal now. *sigh*.
So I am wondering....could it be Columnaris? Isn't that more of an attack on the body?
Then I wonder, is it fin rot?! I have never seen fin rot so RED on the edges, and I've never had fuzzies on the end!
I will be devastated if I cannot cure him. As will my hubby, Plato is his fav. Not to mention he's at the top of my breeding plans. He MUST get better!
Any suggestions/advice? Should I continue the Maroxy? Or should I start treatment with Maracyn and Maracyn Two?
:-(
Thanks in advance....
Oh and here are some pictures....hope these work!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=642211&id=822675290&l=4e466102ef
P.S. I should also mention, I noticed him sleeping a lot....he's always tired and at the bottom, the first sign of something bad. He's still eating, and when he DOES get up, he seems ok. Other than his clamped dorsal. Not his pectorials ones like other bettas do. He also used to float around all displayed, graceful....but now he just ends up floating vertical, with his tail weighing him down. I guess he is KIND of clamping:-(
I have just added some aquarium salt as well....