Alternatively it presents as a secondary infection with a mix of bacterial and fungal species in a white very cottony structure. The most common presentation of saprolegnia infection is trailing white streamers of white filaments.
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Columnaris on the other hand looks like a flat white fuzzy area, much like a piece of velvet stuck to the skin of a fish.
If it is saprolegnia the infection will be quite fuzzy and prominent, sticking out well beyond the skin of the fish. Saprolegnia is often called “cotton wool disease” because it looks like clumps of fuzzy wool on a fish. Saprolegnia needs to be carefully differentiated from a bacterial infection (typically columnaris). Saprolegnia or “Fungus” on a fish What does a “Fungus” (i.e. Potassium permanganate, iodine, chloramine T and hydrogen peroxide have all been successful against saprolegnia. There are also a whole host of disinfectant medications which are effective at the right concentration. Methylene blue is another preferred medication. The best treatment for saprolegnia per se is formalin/malachite green (Ich-X, Rid-Ich Plus, Blue Planet White Spot Remedy, Waterlife Myxazin and Mardel QuickCure) at the same strength as ich treatment. So adding an antibiotic like Maracyn 2 or Kanaplex to the food and only the food becomes very important.
Most saprolegnia infections are either secondary to a bacterial infection or a bacterial infection mistaken for a saprolegnia infection.
The term “fungus” is a misnomer as these are not truly a “fungus”, they are saprolegnia water mold, a distant relative of the diatom. “Fungus” on a fish is typically a ball of white filaments sticking out well beyond the skin of the fish. Fish Saprolegnia or “Fish Fungus” “Fungus” or Saprolegnia Summary
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