My female flowerhorn developed this whitish cut on her top fin is it a fungus or just a damaged fin.
Fungus or damaged fin
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One of my kelberi's jumped and hit the cross brace about 6 weeks ago. Top fin was damaged. Came home and found whitish stuff on top fin. She also nicked here face. It looked a little pitted and a little white.
I was freaking! Disease? HITH? From this stress?
I read and calmed down. Solution was to do large water changes and I added salt and Stressguard.
When fish get tissue damage from hitting things or getting attacked their slime coat will aggregate/ build up at the wound. It can have a whitish appearance that can appear to be fungus. So the best thing is frequent and fairly large water changes. The salt can assist with the healing. I have plants so I only added about 3/4 cup in about 120 gal of water. I also like the Stressguard as it really appears to help heal wounds very quick.
So yes Ron is correct but I am just telling the longer story behind this. With any tissue damage clean new water is always #1 IMO.
The damage I see in the photo is minimal. If it were mine I was do water change and Stressguard.
Fungus can always set in if water is not clean and fresh.
I was freaking! Disease? HITH? From this stress?
I read and calmed down. Solution was to do large water changes and I added salt and Stressguard.
When fish get tissue damage from hitting things or getting attacked their slime coat will aggregate/ build up at the wound. It can have a whitish appearance that can appear to be fungus. So the best thing is frequent and fairly large water changes. The salt can assist with the healing. I have plants so I only added about 3/4 cup in about 120 gal of water. I also like the Stressguard as it really appears to help heal wounds very quick.
So yes Ron is correct but I am just telling the longer story behind this. With any tissue damage clean new water is always #1 IMO.
The damage I see in the photo is minimal. If it were mine I was do water change and Stressguard.
Fungus can always set in if water is not clean and fresh.
On my kel the whitish stuff was actually sort of stringy. Really damaged the top fin pretty good but then in day or 2 this white stringy stuff. I hadn't cleaned the water in about 4 days. Tank has high bio load. DUH!
If there is anything I have learned at MFK the biggest is water changes. 2nd is periodically draining the sump of debris and water.
I used to say you should change once a week. Now I am a believer in twice a week if possible.
