what disease is this?

[Eric Gutierrez]

There is a strange growth that looks like a small strip of algae, and
is dark green in color. Normally I can see it on fins or attached to
fins or near the mouth or gills. What is this? The fins are still
complete and intact so I don't think its fin-rot, and definitely not
ich.

One sunset variatus died this morning so I did a 30% water change and
I have isolated all the fish that has them (all sunset variatus, and a
couple of sailfin mollies). One fish looks hard hit and even has a red
bump (looks like a pimple that just popped). It seems the outbreak
just happened this week when the weather here became a bit cold.

I am thinking of using methylene blue, maybe salt, but would like to
be sure what it is first.

Thanks for any tips,
eric

[TYNK 7]

>Subject: what disease is this?
>From: (Eric Gutierrez)
>Date: 10/7/2004 9:36 PM Central Daylight Time
>Message-id: >
>
>There is a strange growth that looks like a small strip of algae, and
>is dark green in color. Normally I can see it on fins or attached to
>fins or near the mouth or gills. What is this? The fins are still
>complete and intact so I don't think its fin-rot, and definitely not
>ich.
>
>One sunset variatus died this morning so I did a 30% water change and
>I have isolated all the fish that has them (all sunset variatus, and a
>couple of sailfin mollies). One fish looks hard hit and even has a red
>bump (looks like a pimple that just popped). It seems the outbreak
>just happened this week when the weather here became a bit cold.
>
>I am thinking of using methylene blue, maybe salt, but would like to
>be sure what it is first.
>
>Thanks for any tips,
>eric

Meth Blue is for fungus....
Doesn't sound to me like what you're seeing is fungus.

[Peter Ashby]

Eric Gutierrez > wrote:

> There is a strange growth that looks like a small strip of algae, and
> is dark green in color. Normally I can see it on fins or attached to
> fins or near the mouth or gills. What is this? The fins are still
> complete and intact so I don't think its fin-rot, and definitely not
> ich.
>
> One sunset variatus died this morning so I did a 30% water change and
> I have isolated all the fish that has them (all sunset variatus, and a
> couple of sailfin mollies). One fish looks hard hit and even has a red
> bump (looks like a pimple that just popped). It seems the outbreak
> just happened this week when the weather here became a bit cold.
>
> I am thinking of using methylene blue, maybe salt, but would like to
> be sure what it is first.
>
> Thanks for any tips,
> eric

No idea what it is, might be some sort of bacteria. Since the mollies
will tolerate it well I would go for salt in the first incidence.

Peter
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[Geezer From The Freezer]

I concur with Peter

[NetMax]

"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> I concur with Peter

Yes, even going as far as doing a salt dip (brine and stroke the sides to
remove the growths - research this for more details).
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