Please help ID disease

[Alex33324]

I have a copperband with a a white cotton like ball in its mouth and some white little balls in the caudal fin. I have tried instant ocean Lifeguard 5 day treatment twice (removed first treatment with Carbon and water changes before starting second dose), and I am now in the second treatment of Mardel Maracyn plus and still I dont see any improvement. Today is first day the fish refuse to eat, and I have the feeling I am loosing the battle. Please any help or suggestion what should I try. besides the big white tissue like material in the mouth and the little balls in the caudal fin the fish shows no other signs of infection.

Thanks.

 

[Doogy]

Pictures would help a lot. But first would suspect ich but ich infections tend to stay small and spotty. Maybe brooklynella?

 

[MrTuskfish]

Doesn't sound anything like brooklynella. Do the white balls have a texture like cottage cheese or miniature cauliflower? If so, this is lymphocytes, a usually harmfulness virus. If this looks like the culprit; it goes away with pristine water, good diet vitamins , and time. If this is lympho and is growing in the mouth area, I'd do some minor surgery. Hold the fish gently with a small towel soaked in tank water and just use your fingernail or a sterile cuticle scissors. dab it with Mercurochrome and he should be fine. I've taken lympho lumps off several fish this way. Being a virus, meds do nothing for lympho. This is best guess, a pic would help; but lympho is common and easily diagnosed with the description above.

 

[llandegfedd]

Yes agree, it sounds like lymph. The fish can usually rid of it if it is aware that it is there. Else the manual removal sounds good. A picture if you can get one would be great.