Is There Fungus Among Us??

Kiara1125

Superstar Fish
Jan 12, 2011
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My Silver Wag Platy, Misery, is in labor right now. I noticed yesterday morning that she has a white dot on her tail. Since then, it hasn't seemed to grow or spread to other fish. What could it possibly be?? I can't take a picture being my camera doesn't like my computer. It refuses to download the software so I can upload the photos and videos. Jerks.
 

MadridKid

Large Fish
Dec 25, 2007
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I couldn't say I know what it is, but what you can do is keep close watch on it, and if you notice any signs of the fish struggling or acting in an unusual way, contact your LFS. Could it be ich though? haha. Do you know what that is?
 

Kiara1125

Superstar Fish
Jan 12, 2011
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Thanks! But doesn't Ick cause a couple of white spots?? There's only one and she seems fine and not stressed. She's acting normally and today, it was less visable. More of a silver color actually.
 

nanu156

Large Fish
Mar 8, 2010
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Detroit, Mi
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I would guess ICH... Ich is present in every tank (like the common cold) it appears on stressed fish, some fish are strong enough to just fight it and win. She may have just a touch of it, monitor her if it gets worse let us know, buy some salt to have on hand in case it gets bad.
 

Kiara1125

Superstar Fish
Jan 12, 2011
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I put 2 tablespoons of salt in the tank. I still don't know what it was, becuase it eventually faded away and now it's gone. It was never on any other fish and she acted normally. Maybe it was from being pregnant?? I did notice that she aborted her babies....:( On Monday Morning she was fat, hungry, and you could see the fry in her stomach. When I cam home (about 10 hours later) she was skinny, you could not see the fry, she was still hungry, but there were no fry!! Her belly is pink now and she lost a littlw weight but is still pretty chunky. She lost about 1/4-1/3 of her weight. I set up some mesh at the bottom of the breeder net so the fry would fall through and the mom couldn't eat them. Like I said, there was nothing but poop. What do you supposed happened??