Gbr fungus

[Harryhorse]

My gbr must of had a fight at my lfs before I bought him an did not c his torn lip now 3 wks later he has Dunbar growing in mouth an seams hard 4 him 2 eat. Been treating him 4 a week an no change. Q. Will he get better or is he in pain an I should put him down. Pls help

 

[Harryhorse]

Fungus on mouth

 

[jlk]

What are you treating him with? If its true fungus, he needs an anti-fungal med. If the 'fungus' on his mouth is off-white to greyish in color, it may be columnaris instead of a fungus. Columnaris is a bacteria and needs to be treated with antibiotics.

 

[Harryhorse]

It's white treating him with fungus med at work so not shore off name. Just not shore if he will get better or just suffering don't won't him to suffer

 

[jlk]

Is he in QT? If you can, please qt him. Lets try one more thing before giving up!If you dont have a qt tank, a large plastic storage bin (20-30gal) with a filter & lots of air will work(air stones/bubblers). Keep the temp @74. It is absolutely vital that you keep his water perfect (0 amm, 0 nitrates, few nitrates). Dose his water with aquarium salt as you would do for ich. Go buy Maracyn & Maracyn 2 (made by Mardel) and follow the dosing instructions provided. Both products can be used safely together. One attacks gram+ bacteria & one attacks gram- bacteria. After the 1st course of treatment, you may have to follow with another. I suspect your dealing with columnaris rather than a fungus because the fungus meds arent working. That said, how are your tanks water parameters (amm/nitrite/nitrate)? Fungus & columnaris are both opportunistic illnesses that tend to occur when conditions are less than ideal (may have been situation at your lfs). I can not guarentee anything here because your fish may be beyond help but its worth a last chance effort!! Good luck!

 

[jlk]

Quick note-dont does the salt as high as you would for ich. Use half amount of the dose you would use for ich

 

[Harryhorse]

Thx jlk will c how that goes ammo 0 nitrate 0 nitrite 0. I'm shore he had a torn lip when I got him my mistake should off checked him propley but he is mine now an will c how he goes

 

[jlk]

Good luck Harryhorse! Its worth a shot! Let me know what happens (for better or worse) jessica

 

[Harryhorse]

Gbr is looking ok, he has no bottom lip but eats ok

 

[jlk]

Im glad hes eating-thats a good sign!! Hopefully, he will continue to recover! It will take time & his lip may not fully regrow if the bone was affected but lets keep our fingers crossed!!!