Bacterial Infection

[BluestoneAquatic]

Hi all, I'm a new member!
My fish are showing symptoms of the disease attacks such as white areas on the body. In severe conditions, the disease can cause severe injury (as if there are bacteria that eat the flesh of fish)
what kind of disease is this? What treatment can I do?

 

[Kevin8888]

Well this one I'm having trouble figuring out... it could be bacterial, or it could be viral... That also sait it could be burns... do you have anything that stings agressivly in your tank? Or an exposed heater that could be malfuntioning?

Anyways if its viral nothing you can do but improve your water conditions to make your fish healthier.

If its bacterial I'm leaning towards Vibriosis which is treatable with an antibiotic, best to pick one that is effective against gram negative bacteria, or a general anti-bacterial dip like METHYLENE BLUE though im not a fan of it (only use in quarentine tanks as it will destroy biofiltration in displays).


BUT that all said if many of your fish have this problem (which it sounds like that is the case) then your tank is in need of quality control, your conditions are clearly poor and possibly overstocked as infections like this generaly only spread to unhealthy fish, I recomend more regular water changes and watching your water conditions for ammonia and nitrite/nitrate and phosphates more carefully.

 

[FLESHY]

+1...what is your tank size, stocking, and water quality?

 

[Gprime]

is that a worm coming out of him? that long white strandy thing.

 

[Kevin8888]

even if it is a worm it wouldnt cause this kind of scale issues