KaitieG Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 I purchased several giant sailfin mollies from an LFS a week ago. They're in QT right now with guppies and corydoras. Have treated with ParaCleanse. I've never had issues with fungus/ich before, so usually just watch for those before treating in QT but always do parasites with livebearers. The white male molly started periodically swimming vertically last night and I see that there are some raised white dots along fins and body. Also now has fluffy looking growth near/in mouth with a red spot in mouth. He is eating when I feed (sparingly), but definitely not looking great. Hard to get a picture that's even halfway decent with the white on white. Everybody else in the tank looks good so far. Parameters are stable, and I have extremely hard water (like the color is off the charts on the coop strips hard), so I was hoping I'd avoid some of the issues with mollies transitioning from brackish water. Thoughts/suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 With raised white spot could be epistylis that feeds off of gram negative bacteria on the slime coat of your fish and spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75°F what your describing with the mouth could be a secondary fungal infection most effective treatment would be maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days and treat the tank with ick x @KaitieG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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