Gibbiceps Mouth - Fungal Infection?

[Ben_K]

Hello all,
My lovely Gibby seems to have developed a pale area just under his snout. At first, I wondered if it was the constant dragging on gravel and rubbing against things wearing his skin a little. I was looking closer the last 2 days and the areas aren't just flat but are a bit 'nobbly'. Hmm, hard to explain. A little like how taste buds look on a tongue. Are you with me there? Anyway, Ive recently suffered two Angelfish losses from what Im fairly sure was fungal infection. One of the casualties went unexpectedly and wasn't quarantined and I found it stuck by the filter intake with most of its body having been nibbled away. Im wondering, and worrying, that Gibby thought it was tea time and has subsequently caught the fungal infection on his mouth. The rest of his body is immaculate and he is bright eyed and fairly cheerful. In fact, it looks like he's been drinking a cappucino. The other thing to note is that one of the small barbels at the side of his mouth is fine, the other one is slightly affected with the above symptoms. You can vaguely make this out in the shot on the window below.

pH = ~7.0 maybe just under.
NO3 = ~0
NO2 = 0
Temp = 26 oC
NH = 0
Phos = 0

The water has been undergoing treatment for the fungal infection using Interpet No.8 Anti-Fungus & Finrot.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Here are some shots. Its hard to get a detailed shot with the mobile. I'll try and get some high-res ones if they will help any more:

 

[dane261]

looks like fungas to me i prefer to use esha meds as i think they are alot better than other meds



cheers dane

 

[lighter]

Not exactly sure from the pics but i do remember one of my plecos looking similar like that but it recovered by itself in a week or two. Might be due to some injuries from the gravel i guess.

 

[Ben_K]

Thanks for the input chaps! I think ti will be a small outbreak. I use eSHa Exit for White Spot as Ive heard its much better. I was given the Interpet to try by a friend. Ive picked up some Protozin to try next although I may give eSHa a go. He is a strong hardy fish so Im hoping he will be fine. I'll let you know how the situation goes.