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I recently got 2 baby softshell turtles and had them in a temporary container and they did great, I finally go the aquarium set up and put them in and withing 24 hours
they developed spots that I asume are some type of fungus,
when I setup the tank I dug out canister filter that has not been used for sometime and I think the problem could have been that the filter or hoses were not cleaned out well enough and had developed some type of fungus.
does this sound possible ? and what is the best way to treat this condition ? they are both eating well and show no signs of any problems other than the spots
I will try to post a picture but if it does not work I can email it to anybody who wants to look.
I went to the pet stores around here and nobody stocks Sulfer bath so it would have to ordered in, I am hoping somebody had a good solution that I can start treating right away

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There are a few ways to treat the classic fungus problem on softshells if sulfa bath is not available. U can either use fish fungal medication (available in aquarium shops) or acriflavine (available in pharmacies).

the austin turtle page has a good section on medical treatments : http://www.austinsturtlepage.com/Care/medshell.htm

good luck

My turtle pics