"pbloc233" wrote in message
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I had a fish that had a white bump. I treated with Clout (an
organophosphate remedy) in a separate hospital tank. After 4 days of
treatment, I saw the bump start to wither away and reveal what looked
like a worm/parasite of some sort. The Clout took care of that. It
didn't return.

I've used PP to treat columnaris bacteria, but not for fungus. For
fungus, I use Quickcure (formalin/malachite green remedy).

Be careful how you use PP. Read Ingrid's page on the Puregold site on
the use of PP. Use it the wrong way with the wrong water conditions
(high ph, water hardness), you could end up with dead fish. If you use
it at all, I would definitely not treat the affected fish with PP in the
main tank. Do it in a separate hospital tank or big bucket with a
running filter with floss. You need to treat for 5 or 6 hours at a time
(the water has to stay pink for that long) for PP to be effective, then
deactivate with over the counter hydrogen peroxide. The water may look
clear after deactivation, but I'm certain there are residual chemicals
left in the water that are an irritant (the skin on my arm certainly was
irritated when I stuck it in the tank). That's why I never treat in the
main tank.

Thanks,

Definitely sounds like a parasite. I hate to move him, but it sounds like
the best alternative.



On 10/18/04 9:14 AM, Bill Stock wrote:

One of my Goldfish has a white bump on his nose and it's getting bigger.
It
doesn't seem to have them anywhere else on it's body and none of the
other
fish seem affected. I think it's fungus, but I'm not sure. I was going
to
treat the tank with PP, as it's a pain to move him because of his size.
So I
was wondering if the PP dose at 2 PPM will kill my biofilter? I was
considering turning off one of the filters for an hour (max) until the
PP
had diminished somewhat and then restarting it before the bacteria died
of
oxygen starvation.

TIA