Can anyone tell me what this?

[cherry_420]

My fish has been having weird growth on his body and I’m wondering if it’s a fungal infection but i’m not sure... I’ve been doing a lot of water changes recently in hopes that it’ll clear up but no luck yet. His eye looks super cloudy as well. I tested the water for ammonia and everything appears to be okay. A guy at the pet store told me to use the API fin and body cure and i’ve already done two treatments but nothing has changed. Anything help would be great!!

 

[cherry_420]

The weird spot is at the start of his fin. Looks like a red lump to be specific ?

 

[mark4785]

The weird spot is at the start of his fin. Looks like a red lump to be specific ?

A cloudy eye is typical of a bacterial infection and such an infection can be caused if it has physically bumped its eye or the waste in the aquarium and filter is high.

If I were you I would clean your filter media in dechlorinated aquarium water; try to dunk the media in tank water to remove the poo rather than aiming to do a thorough clean as you don't want to remove the beneficial bacteria from them. Follow this up with a water change; try to remove any waste from the substrate too.

I would then treat the aquarium with Waterlife Myxazin. I have found this to be highly effective at clearing up bacterial infections.

 

[cherry_420]

A cloudy eye is typical of a bacterial infection and such an infection can be caused if it has physically bumped its eye or the waste in the aquarium and filter is high.

If I were you I would clean your filter media in dechlorinated aquarium water; try to dunk the media in tank water to remove the poo rather than aiming to do a thorough clean as you don't want to remove the beneficial bacteria from them. Follow this up with a water change; try to remove any waste from the substrate too.

I would then treat the aquarium with Waterlife Myxazin. I have found this to be highly effective at clearing up bacterial infections.

Thank you!!! Should I just stop using the API fin and body cure and switch the medication?

 

[mark4785]

Thank you!!! Should I just stop using the API fin and body cure and switch the medication?

Personally yes i would. Do a 50% water change and get and use Myxazin. It’s a very effective treatment for all manner of bacterial infections. Ive used it to treat internal bacterial infections, cloudy eye and body and fin rot effectively.

You dose it daily for 5 days according to the instructions. Be sure to remove your activated carbon and turn the UV light off while using the treatment.