Illness/Sickness: Fungus?? Advice needed

Cthulhu · Jan 20, 2015

I was checking out my axie today and i noticed a small, white little puff on her gill. I'm assuming it's a fungus because ive been having trouble cycling her tank...

if i do a bigger water change and lightly rinse the plants, hidey house, etc. will she maybe be able to fight it off herself? ive seen people doing salt baths when their axies have multiple fluff balls/ gill deterioration. The little puff is pretty small and she's active, eating, and her gills are in pretty good condition.

i just love her very very much and i dont want her getting sick :c

LSuzuki · Jan 20, 2015

Yes, with good water, she will almost certainly get over it on her own. I replied to your other post on the cycle issue ... Are you monitoring nitrates too? Sometimes if nitrates go above 40 ppm, you will start to see fungus issues. (Or it could be the ammonia/nitrite since the tank isn't cycled.)

Cthulhu · Jan 21, 2015

Thank you for replying to both of my posts! And yes I have the master test kit and i moniter the water very frequently. The water has been ok since my cycle restarted (ph of around 7, ammonia is like .25 ppm, nitrites and nitrates are at 0)

The nitrites were pretty high before I did the change that messed up the cycle, so it could've been because of that. But thanks for giving me a little peace of mind!

Cacique · Jan 21, 2015

I think unless there is something that's pretty bad, the usual recommended course is just clean, cold water. I would definitely not think of salt baths now, but you could ask about it if it continues to progress.

Cthulhu · Jan 29, 2015

Thanks guys! No more white fluff for a while now. I made sure that I kept the water super clean and used a new water dechlorinator that seemed to help

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