Help Cotton Wool Fungus?

[fishynoob]

HI so here I am with another problem!
My largest and probably oldest platy has what could be a fungus on her lower lip. It was not there yesterday because I was taking pictures of her then I will get more pictures tonight if it is still there but I am about to go to work.
I think it could be cotton wool fungus? My question is how do I treat it?
I have some methalyne blue, and some antI fungus treatment. My water parameters are fine 0,0, >10 API mater test kit I did a water change on Thursday 40%.
I think this fish may be nearing the end of her life span. Yesterday she did a flip out of the water into the fry net (and had a feast!) so maybe she hurt herself doing this which may have resulted in a weaker immune system.

I have heard that maracyn? is the way to go but I can't get hold of this anywhere I believe its because this is an antibiotic so hard to get over here unless anyone else in the UK knows where to get it? So anymore ideas?

 

[AquariaUK]

It sounds like columnaris, AKA mouth rot. I don't really know how to treat it, our PaH had some treatment labelled 'Infection and Fungus Treatment' which would get rid of the columnaris but I think that your local LFS has something else.

 

[fishynoob]

I have some generic fungus treatment if noone has any better ideas I'll use that I just got home I am going to check on her now.

Have I done the right thing?

I have just checked the fungus doesn't seem to have grown but I did notice another fish seem to be paling around the mouth but it doesn't look fungus-ey yet. This new fish that is showing signs is a newer addition to my tank so I am not sure if I have just not noticed this colouration before it is possible as she a is yellow and black mottled colour. They are all swimming nicely and my fiance said they ate their food well today but he isn't the most observant he is gave a "I put the food in it got ate" sort of response. Because of that I dosed the tank rather than QT in hindsight I regret that as I didn't check if it was ok for fry and snails... not too bothered about the snails I didn't invite them in but some are really big and clear and its fascinating to watch them eat and their insides.... anyway I digress.

Is there something I should have done different or should do now?

 

[fishynoob]

Update:

After accidentally dosing twice the amount I should have (I read it as "do every day for 7 days" not" do once and leave for 7 days!") I nearly killed my last remaining male which although I love him I am glad he showed me he wasn't feeling well more so than my other fish as this made me re-read the bottle! Turns out he and a few others had just over eaten I didn't realise I still had one pregnant female(well a close to dropping pregnant one I think I can safely say they are all pregnant to some degree!) and so when I gave them a treat they had all ready had a "treat" and then I think they got belly aches! I didn't feed them the next day and they seem fine now.

The fungus on Rebecca has gone down remarkably well and on Bao its almost gone too.
I used the interpet antI fungus and finrot meds. My fish are much better and the only side effect I have noticed is that due to meds and over eating more fry have escaped being eaten than before.... Looks like I am going to have to find a local fish store when these guys grow up or rethink my original stocking plans!

It seems to be good news all round. Just wish I could work out which fish the new babies are from I didn't think any of them were close to having babies!

 

[Aquarist]

Good morning,

So glad to hear that your fish are improving!

Ken

 

[fishynoob]

Me too. These babies are smart I had trouble getting one fry to leave he breeding net so I left it in there slightly submergered came back and 4 of the more grown up fry and 4 of the tiny fry had swam in there and are now just chilling lol