Mouth Rot (i think), what to do?

[SuperNemo]

i did a search and didn't come up with a good solution.

i have a spotted cardinal that i believe has mouth rot. it started with two little white spots on the tip of his/her mouth and then slowly started to expand and its not fluffy and parts of it is missing.

it is in a QT right now being treated with two other fishs i recently bought. water quality is all good. they are in a 20 gallon long being treated now with Prazipro and Cupramine (first dosage).

i have paraguard on hand, but nothing else. does anyone know if i can use paraguard for the treatment of the mouth rot. i dont have another tank to put him in, so if anyone can offer any good advice, it would be great.

i can however, take him/her out and put him/her in a container but do daily water changes to help with water quality and treat him/her with paraguard. will that be an okay idea.

any help is greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.

[SuperNemo]

bump for myself

[Jacob D]

Sorry to hear about your cardinal. If it is indeed Pseudomonas causing the rot a broad spectrum antibiotic like tetracycline or doxycycline should treat it. Try a google search for "fish doxycycline" for some sources...


good luck, keep us posted.

[SuperNemo]

well, i didn't have any of the med jacob stated, but it appears that paraguard might do the trick.

i put the cardinal in a small tank and pulled a small piece of the sponge from the main QT. i added paraguard based on the instructions of the bottle.

the fish does not seem stressed at all. just floating there like cardinals do. he does move his mouth once in a while, but its too soon to tell. i think a two-three week treatment should be good.

FYI, i pulled the water from the QT which had prazipro and cupramine in it. i removed the cupramine with cuprisorb, but he prozipro i believe is still in the water. so, it appears that its possible to treat with prozipro and paraguard together. dont quote me on that though.

[SuperNemo]

a quick update, the spotted cardinals lip seems to be doing better after one day. seems strange that so much could change in a day. the lip is no longer fuzzy white, its back to the normals gray/dark color.

i did not feed him today, but hopefully i will try tomorrow. he does still move his mouth once in a while. i think paraguard is working for the mouth rot. i'll keep up the daily updates for those interested.