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	What are these white growths?
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	My cory has these white things hanging off his fins. He is not sick and is eating fine. No other fish in the tank has these things. He is fish I bred.
Posted 14-May-2008 17:40
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	It looks like fungus to me but what to treat with I am not sure. Does his body have "fluff" on it? Or is that my imagination? Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 14-May-2008 23:59
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	No fluffy stuff. They look like white splinters embedded in his fins.
Posted 15-May-2008 00:52
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Do you have freshwater mussels in the tank? Only if you do, it's possible your Cory might have Glochidia. These are the parasitic larval stage of certain freshwater mussels, and a light infestation doesn't usually result in lasting damage. However, it might still be a good idea to isolate the fish in a hospital tank and treat the Glochidia with a copper based medication just in case any are attached to the gills. Usually, Glochidia exhibit certain preferences among our fishes, being more likely to infest Livebearers, Cichlids and Anabantids (Gouramis, Bettas etc) than Corys. However, it's not unknown for them to affect Corys, but if their usual favourite hosts aren't present, they'll latch on to whatever happens to make itself convenient. In the wild, the mussels in question (which are usually North American, though some tropical species have occasionally appeared on the market) preferentially infect Sunfishes and Basses, which is why they usually prefer Perch-like fishes. Several of the adult mussels deploy their parasitic young on the end of worm-like lures with which to attract their natural hosts, and it's possible your Cory has encountered one of these. If you don't have freshwater mussels in the tank, then from this point on it's a bit of a mystery, to me at least. Glochidia were the first thought that came to mind, and usually show up as being preferentially attached to fins when they're attached to an external part of a fish. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 16-May-2008 11:10
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Looks like mycobacterium with a secondary saprophytic infection taking advantage to me.
Posted 20-May-2008 00:44
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	also, those gravel/stones are too big.
Posted 20-May-2008 02:16


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