African Dwarf Frog

[ar2169]

One of my fogs has a woolly growth on it's face - side of mouth - which is white/grey in color.

Does anyone know if this is a fungal or bacterial growth and how I should treat it?

[mgkaelen]

i checked my frog today and he has the SAME THING!!! i'm calling my lfs right now to see if i can find anything out!!

[mgkaelen]

hi friend, i went to my lfs.... the infection is more than likely a FUNGUS. i bought some aquarium salt and methlyene blue. penicillin was also an option, but since i have a 30 gallon tank, it would have been about $25 total for meds for a $3 frog and i really dind't want to spend that much. instead i bought some methylene blue, which i was told would work. i took the frog out of the tank, put him on a paper towel, and dripped one drop on his body where the fungus is . it is a bottle of drops and it is BLUE, hence the name. i put him back in the tank and put two teaspoons of salt in the tank, even though it says i can put 6 in,.... it just worries me since it's a FW tank, you know!? i'm still kind of a novice though, so don't take my advice! i'm going to post what i did and see if i can get further assitance to see if i just doomed my entire tank or my frog is on its way to a speedy recovery.. hope this kind of helps =]

[platylover]

I'd be careful with adding salt to the tank. Some fish don't like salt in their water. Also I think that the Methlyene blue is very poisonous if you overdose. I don't have much experience with fungus, but I used to use the methlyene blue meds for treating ick, so I don't know if it also works for fungus or not. Good luck with you recoveries!

[Fruitbat]

ar2169....

Check the other post related to African Frogs for some suggestions.

[ar2169]

but it was too late for my little frog. The fungus had grown too large before the medications could work.

At least I'll know for mnext time!