What Is This?

[Galligak]

I just noticed that there is a weird coloration on my diamond tetra's tail. There also seems to be a white bump. I'm currently fighting a big out break of ich in the tank so there are near pristine conditions of water and 1tbs of salt per 5g. I am doing PWCs every other day and about 15-20g every time. Is this some sort of bacteria or something worse?

 

[Galligak]

Do you guys think it's a fungal or bacterial infection?

 

[Galligak]

Here's the other side of the fish. Here you can kind of see the white bump. The tail is a weird color as well.

 

[Miyavp]

Is it raised? Fuzzy?

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

I say it looks like a bacterial infection, if it is like fuzzy, then it might be, discoloration is another sign
I use tetra ick guard and tetra fungus guard to treat these very good products!

 

[Miyavp]

If either of those two dont work you might be dealing with columnaries. Which will need a more advanced type of antibiotics.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Columnaries is another situation

 

[Miyavp]

Columnaries is another situation

I know but often it looks like a fungus. A sick betta I bought from petco had it. Poor little guy

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Me too!

I recently lost my pets Mart bought crowntail beta, he was beautiful, until that got the best if him

 

[Miyavp]

Mines just a baby. You know those baby bettas they sell? Cuteness got the best of me. I was able to cure him with some kanaplex and aq salt. He's happilly living in his 5gal with his water westeria lol.

 

[Goldfish loach boy]

Hah, nice to hear you saved your fish!

My CT did not do very well, I was a pretty "dumb" 12 year old at the time, and of course I listened to this petsmart person who told me it was a fungus, boy was he wrong!
I haven't seen those baby betas, although I'd buy one if I did!