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White fungis growing on my fish

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Question
I have an African cichlid and I noticed some white spots the area that it covers is good sized and it looks like white mold. Would you know what it is and what I should do to fix it? I did add some stuff for Ich

Answer
Hi.  It sounds like it could be columnaris. Please check this site out of the info on it and how to treat it:  http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Columnaris.html

You may also want to join the forum associated with that site, called Everything Aquatic. It's a great place to meet others in the hobby, to ask questions and to learn. You can join at: http://groups.msn.com/EverythingAquatic

Good luck!