Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:41 am GMT   Reply      

hey guys
i just brought home a flame angel last night and put him into my 30 gallon. after a few hours i saw he developed a white blotch on his lips....after one night the white grew and covered all of his lips.

whats is this?? should i be concerned?? is there a cure??

thanks

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:02 am GMT   Reply      

Fungus (body fungus,mouth fungus,tail fungus)
Symptoms: Fungus is usually a fuzzy gray or white substance. It grows in white tufts on the fish's lips, fins, and can cover the body in fuzzy gray/white patches.

Treatment: Fungus is easily treated with Maracyn® medication. (Remove any activated carbon from filter-it may take medicine out of water)

it may be this i took it from the fish doctor hope it helps
swp

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:12 am GMT   Reply      

thanks pimp lets hope he survives it

Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:21 am GMT   Reply      

http://www.fishlore.com/profile-flameangelfish.htm

Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:14 pm GMT   Reply      

called my lfs and they said its stress related and it will pass

anybody agree with them?

Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:32 pm GMT   Reply      

What else is in your tank? Is there any source of stress? (incompatibility, high water temp.,toxins,etc..) If it's fungus, Maracyn is a very reliable stuff, I tried myself with very good results. Didn't you just introduce an other tang or angelfish the other day?

Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:34 pm GMT   Reply      

nah i held off on the tang for now and just got the flame angel and algae blenny. no ones picking on him from what i can see and his behavior is fine. he picks around and eats a small portion of food every feeding. my temp is fine and so is my water levels...i would think it is fungus but it doesnt have a fuzzy appearence

im gonna post a picture of him tonight most likely so if anyone can identify the disease please message me