white fuzz

I've just been looking at the puregold website for a diagnosis, One of my
fish has white fuzz on the tail fins, at the top, near the body. (guess
who) He's also flashing a fair bit, there might be some of this fuzz tho
slightly finer on his body, I did the physical on him, gills healthy etc and
hard to tell if theres fuzz on the body or if its his coloring (he's a
calico with white and grey bits)

Anyway the website recommends "quickcure" which I'm not sure I've seen in
the UK, Is there a UK equivalent anyone knows of? According to Puregold,
it comtains formaldehyde and malachite green.

All is not too well in the tank, a few of them are doing white stringy
poops. Should I not feed for a couple of days and then give them peas? or
could it be related to the white fuzz?

Tess

"Raccoon" <tess.trimarco RemoveThis @ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> I've just been looking at the puregold website for a diagnosis, One of my
> fish has white fuzz on the tail fins, at the top, near the body. (guess
> who) He's also flashing a fair bit, there might be some of this fuzz tho
> slightly finer on his body, I did the physical on him, gills healthy etc
and
> hard to tell if theres fuzz on the body or if its his coloring (he's a
> calico with white and grey bits)
>
> Anyway the website recommends "quickcure" which I'm not sure I've seen in
> the UK, Is there a UK equivalent anyone knows of? According to Puregold,
> it comtains formaldehyde and malachite green.
>
> All is not too well in the tank, a few of them are doing white stringy
> poops. Should I not feed for a couple of days and then give them peas? or
> could it be related to the white fuzz?
>
> Tess
>
>
White fuzz sounds like some sort of fungus. Not sure what meds are
available for it in the UK, but your LFS should have something. The white
stringy poop is also an indication that the fish are ailing.

Jacqui