What is this on the cory?

[Gypsum]

What is this white cottony growth on the cory's mouth? Behaving normally. Water parameters all kosher. Ammonia/nitrites/nitrates = 0. Ph 6.2 Temp 23. It was recently added to the tank along with its five pals, which look fine. Looks like fungus. Treat with salt and/or this stuff? https://www.interpet.co.uk/Products/Test-Treat/Fish-Treatments/Anti-Fungus-Finrot-Plus-100ml

 

[CassCats]

Id opt for that or kanamycin (Kanaplex).

Wild caught cories are more susceptible to bacterial infections when first introduced to our tanks. Im having the same issue with one of my leucomelas too.

Separate him into a hospital tank, with sand from the main tank. Change water 100% each day to keep it super clean.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Id opt for that or kanamycin (Kanaplex).

Wild caught cories are more susceptible to bacterial infections when first introduced to our tanks. Im having the same issue with one of my leucomelas too.

Separate him into a hospital tank, with sand from the main tank. Change water 100% each day to keep it super clean.

I agree that wild caught Cory’s are more susceptible to disease. (I’ve been reading up in SeriouslyFish.com)

@Colin_T can help with the fuzz.

 

[FishGuest5123]

If you are going to go the medicine route and use Kanaplex, I would add Furan-2 with it. They work better in combination.

 

[Colin_T]

salt is safer for fungal infections.

kanamycin and furan are anti-biotics that won't do anything to fungal infections.

 

[CassCats]

salt is safer for fungal infections.

kanamycin and furan are anti-biotics that won't do anything to fungal infections.

Isnt salt a no-no with cories?

 

[Colin_T]

you can add up to 2 heaped tablespoons of rock salt per 20 litres for Corydoras, but only keep it in the water for 2 weeks.

 

[Essjay]

Guys, the OP lives in Scotland so no kanaplex, I'm afraid. Or any other antibiotics unless s/he is willing to pay for a prescription from a vet (And I hate to think how much that will cost, it recently cost us £63 for a vet to look at our cat's eye and give us an antibiotic)

 

[Colin_T]

I could have fixed your cat for nothing

 

[Essjay]

Not our Leo Poor cat is 15 years old and had never set foot outside till we got him 4 months ago. He's too nervous to catch anything in our garden when he goes out.

 

[Colin_T]

mmm fat lazy old house cat, yummo

why did you adopt a geriatric cat?

 

[Essjay]

Last year, our younger son and his cat moved in with us for 5 months while he house hunted. Our other son and daughter-in-law decided we needed our own cat, and one of d-in-l's friends had a cat which needed a new home (after getting him 3 years before, they then got a hyperactive dog, then she had a baby and the cat was totally ignored). So they persuaded us to take him. In the last 4 months he's changed from a cat who just lay there and let the dog jump all over him, to a cat which now has a quality of life. It's been lovely to watch him come to life again.
But yes he is fat. The last but one owner (who had to rehome him as their child proved to be allergic to him) gave the last owner packs of food - which included porridge made for human consumption.

 

[Gypsum]

Aye, I can't get Furan nor Kanaplex. Not easily. My only other animal is a horse, so it's not like I even have contacts with small animal vets. And I'm not sure my equine vet would give me antibiotics for my fish. If he hasn't already thought that I've lost my mind, he would definitely start. I have no idea if the Glasgow University small animal hospital (which is just up the road from me) would deal with or prescribe stuff for fish.

I'm going to hit it with big water changes and aquarium salt. And maybe the Interpret stuff. I ordered it on Amazon and it will arrive tomorrow.