Fungus on my barbs

**XnSdVd** · 24th Sep 2005, 22:52

There's a white fungus on the fins of my tiger barbs. Any ideas on how to cure them? It's probably stress related cos it started after 2 of them died. REALLY don't want to loose these fish. they were hell to find. so... yeah.

**|squee|** · 24th Sep 2005, 22:55

It's quite simple, those commercial medicines for fungus should do the job.

**XnSdVd** · 24th Sep 2005, 23:17

apologise for the lousy quality but yeah. That's what it looks like. Should I do that salt bath thing as well? If so, how do I do that? Also, is it safe to leave them as they are? to develop a resistance to it. Or will it kill them?

**hwchoy** · 25th Sep 2005, 01:04

those are not tiger barb (aquarium name for Systomus tetrazona) but the native six-banded barb Systomus hexazona.

where got sell ar?

**XnSdVd** · 25th Sep 2005, 01:21

I know, that's why I'm so desperate... I got these from wackytpt in Gratiola.
Puntius Hexazona. Searched all over pasir ris farmway...

**stormhawk** · 25th Sep 2005, 04:28

With fungus you need to treat with both anti-fungal medications and also anti-bacterial medications. Most of the time fish that get infected with fungus are initially infected by bacteria which have colonised injured areas on the body, so in other words, fungus is a secondary infection.

There are available anti-fungal medications in the market, however I must say that fungus is not the easiest problem to handle. Most of the time I cull fish that have been infected with fungus.

**XnSdVd** · 25th Sep 2005, 12:36

Well, lets just say culling isn't an option for these two...

**stormhawk** · 25th Sep 2005, 15:57

In that case then you'll have to battle the problem with both anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medications and hope that it works out. Sometimes the fish are stressed by the medication process and may end up dead instead of alive. If the fungal problem is dealt with early in the development stage before it turns into a furry plume, then hope is there.

Anyway, good luck on saving these two. I still have my hexazonas and they're living happily with their rhomboocellatus cousins.

**michael lai** · 25th Sep 2005, 16:32

Hi Xnsdvd,
I believe your barbs are suffering from mouth, body fungus. Is it white cottony stuff? Try Tetra Medica( Red packaging not the blue one ) quite effective against the infection. Have tried this medication for some time, quite useful. Good Luck

**Wackytpt** · 25th Sep 2005, 17:08

Originally Posted by michael lai

Hi Xnsdvd,
I believe your barbs are suffering from mouth, body fungus. Is it white cottony stuff? Try Tetra Medica( Red packaging not the blue one ) quite effective against the infection. Have tried this medication for some time, quite useful. Good Luck

Dr Lai at work

**andrewtyr** · 25th Sep 2005, 17:19

Originally Posted by Wackytpt

Dr Lai at work

Dr? micheal also treats people?

**michael lai** · 25th Sep 2005, 17:27

Thank GOD I don't, Andrew

But I think I'm under seige, Nicklaus. When it rains its pours, I think I have lost about $300 bucks of fish. luckily my Rasboras V in pink of health.

**Wackytpt** · 25th Sep 2005, 17:40

Originally Posted by michael lai

Thank GOD I don't, Andrew

But I think I'm under seige, Nicklaus. When it rains its pours, I think I have lost about $300 bucks of fish. luckily my Rasboras V in pink of health.

$300 bucks of fishes? What happened man?

**michael lai** · 25th Sep 2005, 19:43

Remember those long rasboras with purple diagonal stripes, I bought a bunch from you and some from you know where. The ICH outbreak took about 22 pcs of those. 1 x pleco( don't know number but might not be due to ICH )cost $98( brown&white flowery with red pointy tail ) a bunch of clown loaches, 12 to be exact( huge and fat buggers

) 2 x don't know what but look likes a huge cory in armour $28 bucks each. And a very pitiful juvenile Merondontus tigris( hope I got that correct ). PLUS, 1 huge pile of #$@%^&*# medication and a UV tube

Shit happens man.

Btw, sorry borrow this thread to share withn brethren WACKYTPT. My apologies.

**XnSdVd** · 25th Sep 2005, 21:27

Gah! all i could find was methylene blue! And one of the barbs killed itself by smashing it's mouth into the sides of the tank

Anyway, I'm offering the remaining one to anyone else with hexazona. He's swimming in circles around my tank, nipping at the macrobrachium malayanum, bloody mouthed and all...

Poor stressed fish...

**hwchoy** · 25th Sep 2005, 22:07

michael, simi long rasbora with diagonal stripe?

**michael lai** · 26th Sep 2005, 09:03

Hi Choy,
Those you like very much also lor

I think the batch I bought from( I shall refrain from naming here ) was in very bad shape. It brought on the outbreak and it was like Armageddon......
Btw, let me clarify I bought 1 batch from Gratiola and another from xxx.

**michael lai** · 26th Sep 2005, 09:07

Sorry xnsdvd, try M.blue with some salt. The salt works won

ders.

**andrewtyr** · 26th Sep 2005, 11:26

yea, combi of water change and salt works wonders. Barrane once posted about salt treatment and I must say it helped to contain my ich outbreak. Now, my fish are stress free and happy.

**Wackytpt** · 26th Sep 2005, 12:15

Originally Posted by hwchoy

michael, simi long rasbora with diagonal stripe?

Choy,

Michael was refering to one of your personal favourite fishes. Inlecypris auropurpureus. Michael got the whole batch of nice adult size.

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