white fuzz

[Raccoon]

I've just been looking at the puregold website for a diagnosis, One of my
fish has white fuzz on the tail fins, at the top, near the body. (guess
who) He's also flashing a fair bit, there might be some of this fuzz tho
slightly finer on his body, I did the physical on him, gills healthy etc and
hard to tell if theres fuzz on the body or if its his coloring (he's a
calico with white and grey bits)

Anyway the website recommends "quickcure" which I'm not sure I've seen in
the UK, Is there a UK equivalent anyone knows of? According to Puregold,
it comtains formaldehyde and malachite green.

All is not too well in the tank, a few of them are doing white stringy
poops. Should I not feed for a couple of days and then give them peas? or
could it be related to the white fuzz?

Tess

[axemanchris]

"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> I've just been looking at the puregold website for a diagnosis, One of my
> fish has white fuzz on the tail fins, at the top, near the body. (guess
> who) He's also flashing a fair bit, there might be some of this fuzz tho
> slightly finer on his body, I did the physical on him, gills healthy etc
and
> hard to tell if theres fuzz on the body or if its his coloring (he's a
> calico with white and grey bits)
>
> Anyway the website recommends "quickcure" which I'm not sure I've seen in
> the UK, Is there a UK equivalent anyone knows of? According to Puregold,
> it comtains formaldehyde and malachite green.
>
> All is not too well in the tank, a few of them are doing white stringy
> poops. Should I not feed for a couple of days and then give them peas? or
> could it be related to the white fuzz?
>
> Tess
>
>
White fuzz sounds like some sort of fungus. Not sure what meds are
available for it in the UK, but your LFS should have something. The white
stringy poop is also an indication that the fish are ailing.

Jacqui

[Bill Stock]

"axemanchris" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've just been looking at the puregold website for a diagnosis, One of
my
> > fish has white fuzz on the tail fins, at the top, near the body. (guess
> > who) He's also flashing a fair bit, there might be some of this fuzz tho
> > slightly finer on his body, I did the physical on him, gills healthy etc
> and
> > hard to tell if theres fuzz on the body or if its his coloring (he's a
> > calico with white and grey bits)
> >
> > Anyway the website recommends "quickcure" which I'm not sure I've seen
in
> > the UK, Is there a UK equivalent anyone knows of? According to
Puregold,
> > it comtains formaldehyde and malachite green.
> >
> > All is not too well in the tank, a few of them are doing white stringy
> > poops. Should I not feed for a couple of days and then give them peas?
or
> > could it be related to the white fuzz?
> >
> > Tess
> >
> >
> White fuzz sounds like some sort of fungus. Not sure what meds are
> available for it in the UK, but your LFS should have something. The
white
> stringy poop is also an indication that the fish are ailing.

Potassium Permangenate should work for fungus. I don't know what chemicals
your pharmacies carry in the UK, but these guys have it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=4328978616&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V

Although they call it a parasite treatment, so do your research.



> Jacqui
>
>

[[email protected]]

yes. good stuff. do follow directions for use.. make a stock solution
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
it is more likely to be columnaris than fungus. but PP gets em both. some people
advocate PP at 1/2 strength once a week the day before water changes.
Ingrid


"Bill Stock" > wrote:
>Potassium Permangenate should work for fungus. I don't know what chemicals
>your pharmacies carry in the UK, but these guys have it.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=4328978616&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
>
>Although they call it a parasite treatment, so do your research.
>
>
>
>> Jacqui
>>
>>
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Raccoon]

Hang on a sec,

Under "white spots etc" on Puregold.com, it says white fuzz on tail is
probably fungus after a parasitic infection and to treat with quick cure.
(formaldehyde and malachite green)

Now youre saying it might be columnaris which I treat with pottassium
permanganate?

Under Columnaris on Puregold.com there is no mention of white fuzz on the
tail.

Which is likely to be correct?

Tess (confused)

> wrote in message
...
> yes. good stuff. do follow directions for use.. make a stock solution
> http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
> it is more likely to be columnaris than fungus. but PP gets em both.
some people
> advocate PP at 1/2 strength once a week the day before water changes.
> Ingrid
>
>
> "Bill Stock" > wrote:
> >Potassium Permangenate should work for fungus. I don't know what
chemicals
> >your pharmacies carry in the UK, but these guys have it.
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=4328978
616&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
> >
> >Although they call it a parasite treatment, so do your research.
> >
> >
> >
> >> Jacqui
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Bill Stock]

"Raccoon" > wrote in message
...
> Hang on a sec,
>
> Under "white spots etc" on Puregold.com, it says white fuzz on tail is
> probably fungus after a parasitic infection and to treat with quick cure.
> (formaldehyde and malachite green)
>
> Now youre saying it might be columnaris which I treat with pottassium
> permanganate?
>
> Under Columnaris on Puregold.com there is no mention of white fuzz on the
> tail.
>
> Which is likely to be correct?
>
> Tess (confused)

Whatever you decide, be careful when mixing up the PP. You do not want to
inhale the powder. It's relatively safe in solution, although it will stain
most things, clothes, skin, rugs, etc.



> > wrote in message
> ...
> > yes. good stuff. do follow directions for use.. make a stock solution
> >
http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
> > it is more likely to be columnaris than fungus. but PP gets em both.
> some people
> > advocate PP at 1/2 strength once a week the day before water changes.
> > Ingrid
> >
> >
> > "Bill Stock" > wrote:
> > >Potassium Permangenate should work for fungus. I don't know what
> chemicals
> > >your pharmacies carry in the UK, but these guys have it.
> > >
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=4328978
> 616&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
> > >
> > >Although they call it a parasite treatment, so do your research.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> Jacqui
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> > http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> > www.drsolo.com
> > Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> > compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> > endorsements or recommendations I make.
>
>

[Raccoon]

I'm no scientist, and due to lack of facilities I have to rely on ready made
preparations. I'll go to my local aqua shop, they are very good and the
products are all "fish led" (unquote), they wouldnt sell me fish until they
had tested my water. It was less than a £ and i was impressed by this.

They'll hopefully be able to advise me, all thier stock looks radiant and
active!

but thanks everyone for advice :)

Tess

"Bill Stock" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Raccoon" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hang on a sec,
> >
> > Under "white spots etc" on Puregold.com, it says white fuzz on tail is
> > probably fungus after a parasitic infection and to treat with quick
cure.
> > (formaldehyde and malachite green)
> >
> > Now youre saying it might be columnaris which I treat with pottassium
> > permanganate?
> >
> > Under Columnaris on Puregold.com there is no mention of white fuzz on
the
> > tail.
> >
> > Which is likely to be correct?
> >
> > Tess (confused)
>
> Whatever you decide, be careful when mixing up the PP. You do not want to
> inhale the powder. It's relatively safe in solution, although it will
stain
> most things, clothes, skin, rugs, etc.
>
>
>
> > > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > yes. good stuff. do follow directions for use.. make a stock solution
> > >
> http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/disease/treatment/trtmnt.htm#POTASSIUM
> > > it is more likely to be columnaris than fungus. but PP gets em both.
> > some people
> > > advocate PP at 1/2 strength once a week the day before water changes.
> > > Ingrid
> > >
> > >
> > > "Bill Stock" > wrote:
> > > >Potassium Permangenate should work for fungus. I don't know what
> > chemicals
> > > >your pharmacies carry in the UK, but these guys have it.
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=57230&item=4328978
> > 616&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V
> > > >
> > > >Although they call it a parasite treatment, so do your research.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> Jacqui
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> > > http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> > > www.drsolo.com
> > > Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> > > compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> > > endorsements or recommendations I make.
> >
> >
>
>

[[email protected]]

white fuzz is most likely columnaris but could be fungus. yes. PP

"Raccoon" > wrote:

>Hang on a sec,
>
>Under "white spots etc" on Puregold.com, it says white fuzz on tail is
>probably fungus after a parasitic infection and to treat with quick cure.
>(formaldehyde and malachite green)
>
>Now youre saying it might be columnaris which I treat with pottassium
>permanganate?
>
>Under Columnaris on Puregold.com there is no mention of white fuzz on the
>tail.
>
>Which is likely to be correct?
>
>Tess (confused)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

[[email protected]]

Kordon has it (permoxyn?) already in solution.
the chance of inhaling it if mixed indoors with the ceiling fan off is very low. the
stuff is not like powdered sugar, it doesnt get airborne very fast. most cases of
inhalation are men in a boat broadcasting the PP over large breeding ponds ..... and
they broadcast it without regard for the direction of the wind. It does stain. mix
over the sink or over tin foil, waxed paper or newspapers. remember PP is
neutralized with hydrogen peroxide. Ingrid


"Bill Stock" > wrote:
>Whatever you decide, be careful when mixing up the PP. You do not want to
>inhale the powder. It's relatively safe in solution, although it will stain
>most things, clothes, skin, rugs, etc.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.