Convict Cotton Mouth?

[Anamagus]

Hello,
My neighbor has two convicts (Bonnie and Clyde) that have cotton mouth. We know how to treat it but the problem is we have eggs that were just laid last evening.We dont want to hurt the eggs, will it effect them??? Could cotton mouth have been caused by stress or bad water quality? Our neighbor is very good with animals and we cant figure out why this would happen to his fish. The only thing I can think of is that Bonnie and Clyde locked lips and the stress promoted the growth of the disease. But it may not be coton mouth at all and none of us have a digital camera or I would post a picture. It looks like white film and it looks like their lips have barbs or like its being eaten, also their mouths are permanently opened. But they dont seem stressed. Im never a fan of seeing an animal suffer even if its not mine.

Thanks for your help!!!!

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like mouth fungus, the open mouth is it open all the time, see if you can see an sores in the mouth, also mouth fungus can eat way at the mouth.

http/www.articledepot.co.uk/article-29320.htm

 

[Anamagus]

Sounds like mouth fungus, the open mouth is it open all the time, see if you can see an sores in the mouth, also mouth fungus can eat way at the mouth.

http/www.articledepot.co.uk/article-29320.htm

thank you for your help this is the second time you have helped me.

 

[WILDER]

Metheylene blue won't harm the eggs as you can use mb to stop them getting fungus on them, but don't know how effective it is on mouth fungus though, though some sites do recommend it for mouth fungus.

Methylene Blue
Treats superficial fungal infections of fish. Helps prevent fungal infections on fish eggs; effective against superficial fungal infections. Treats ich. May adversly affect the biological system; quarantine and treat sick fish when possible. Use as an alternative to Malachite Green for the control of fungus when it is known that the fish to be treated are sensitive.

 

[marapets]

Metheylene blue won't harm the eggs as you can use mb to stop them getting fungus on them, but don't know how effective it is on mouth fungus though, though some sites do recommend it for mouth fungus.

Methylene Blue
Treats superficial fungal infections of fish. Helps prevent fungal infections on fish eggs; effective against superficial fungal infections. Treats ich. May adversly affect the biological system; quarantine and treat sick fish when possible. Use as an alternative to Malachite Green for the control of fungus when it is known that the fish to be treated are sensitive.

hopefully it wont harm the eggs

 

[vancouver]

Whats the water quality like.. that's probably why their mouths got infected. Probably was a lip lock that got infected. Most convicts will lay eggs more then once, so even if the eggs are killed, they will probably spawn again.

 

[Anamagus]

Yeah his tanks are pretty bad he doesnt run proper filtration on his tanks he lossed a brackish puffer fish not to long ago from a CO2 explosion. His Convicts are on the mend still and looking ruff he wants to try getting one last batch of eggs and then youthanize them. I would try the methyl Blue but he is so cheap and we have saved his fish to many times, But they might still pull through the malachite green is only holding it off not curing it and I feel sad for them.

Hope they make it dont think so though.