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Leighton Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2007	I have been to my friends house and one of his male guppies has a white cotton like thing floating behind him? Its about an inch long. Its attached to his rear end? Does this mean that he has mated with the female? I have never seen this before and just wondered what it could be? Cheers Leighton /:'
Posted 20-Sep-2007 21:01
Joe Potato Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001	Doesn't sound like a gonopodium. That wouldn't be cottony and definitely not an inch long. Is it like a fuzzy string or more like a cotton ball? If it's like a string, it sounds like it's just abnormal feces. Could be diet-induced or he could have some sort of parasite. If it's like a cotton ball, it could be some sort of bacterial infection or fungal infection. I imagine someone with a bunch more experience will come in to expand on that. Was the fish acting strange in any way? Rapid breathing or flashing or anything like that?
Posted 20-Sep-2007 21:45
Leighton Fingerling Posts: 15 Kudos: 7 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2007	Its like a little piece of silly sting floating behind him. No he has not been acting strange. Apart from watching my tv for hours lol. Must like the flickery lights lol!!
Posted 20-Sep-2007 22:59
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	Edited by BM Are there any other symptoms? It may be fungal- you can treat with malachite green for that. Let us know if any other symptoms come up http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 26-Oct-2007 22:47
skyeye Fingerling Posts: 42 Kudos: 18 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Oct-2007	hmm dont malchite green stain the water and possibly the silicon glue that holds the tank together? it happend in my 55 a few years ago when i used it to treat ich.
Posted 02-Nov-2007 23:00
BM Fish Master Posts: 1436 Kudos: 239 Votes: 127 Registered: 24-Aug-2000	It does discolor the water, but that can be cleared up with carbon. I have never noticed any staining on the silicon though. There are other fungal treatments in capsules you can use, but these also cause discoloration to the water. another alternative is to setup a seperate hospital tank- move the infected fish there and treat only in that tank. http://www.fishprofiles.com/site/aquarank.aspx
Posted 02-Nov-2007 23:09


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