Betta With Possible Ich?

[Nicfish36]

This pic is blurry (see link as it was too big to upload on here) but wondering if you can see the white spots on the tail. some are small while others are larger. they just appeared over the past few days. fish is acting normal, eating, etc. is not flashing or itching self against anything in the tank. the white spots are not bumpy or furry like fungus. It's almost as if the pigment has changed in various areas of the fin

what do you think? Could it be "ich"?
http/yfrog.com/jubettaichj

 

[Oscar Betta]

Where is the pic? It's not on here.

 

[Nicfish36]

Where is the pic? It's not on here.

sorry, had to upload it in a link format. My pic was too big to upload directly for some reason.

Can you see the link on there now?

Thx

 

[Oscar Betta]

I don't see anything on him but if you start seeing a lot of it up his temperature by about 3-4 degrees. Also make sure you do lots of water changes.

 

[joelllllll]

Yeah I cant really see much from that photo but just Google search for photos of fish that have ich and see if yours matches up?
Also if you are really worried up the temperature and buy some white spot remover, combine this with daily water changes and you should be fine

 

[BethK]

The OP is talking about the white patches on their VT's tail.

Ich/white spot treatment won't work until the ich are swim-able, so turn up your temp to 28 - 29c (if you can) for 2 - 3 days, then add the treatment.

 

[loraxchick]

thanks for the photo, even if blurry.
do the "spots" look like grains of salt/sand sprinkled on the fish? difficult to tell from the pic but doesnt look it to me.
are these spots lighter color than the rest of the tail, or truely white? check the fins for thinning membrane between the rays/pinholes in the fins. if the spots are really just "thin" spots up your waterchanges and LOWER the temp a degree or so. thinning membranes can be first stages of finrot. but most cases of finrot can be cured simply by keeping water very very clean for a week or two. also, check your water stats and make sure tehy are acceptable ranges.
if grains of sand/salt in appaerance, then follow above recommendations for ich (whitespot) treatment.
cheers

 

[Nicfish36]

I don't see anything on him but if you start seeing a lot of it up his temperature by about 3-4 degrees. Also make sure you do lots of water changes.

Just wondering why to up the temperature? versus decreasing it?
I would think if it's some kind of bacteria then by upping the temp it could harbor more bacteria?
what do you think?

Thanks for your input.

 

[Nicfish36]

thanks for the photo, even if blurry.
do the "spots" look like grains of salt/sand sprinkled on the fish? difficult to tell from the pic but doesnt look it to me.
are these spots lighter color than the rest of the tail, or truely white? check the fins for thinning membrane between the rays/pinholes in the fins. if the spots are really just "thin" spots up your waterchanges and LOWER the temp a degree or so. thinning membranes can be first stages of finrot. but most cases of finrot can be cured simply by keeping water very very clean for a week or two. also, check your water stats and make sure tehy are acceptable ranges.
if grains of sand/salt in appaerance, then follow above recommendations for ich (whitespot) treatment.
cheers

The spots don't really look like grains of salt, but appear more like patches of lost pigment on the fin. It blends in real well (ever seen a person with pigment loss, they maintain the smooth look of skin, just missing some color). Fins don't appear too thin, but the edges are a little raveled. I'm curious, wondering why to lower the temp?
thanks for your help

 

[Tolak]

Bacteria grow slower at lower temperatures. Between dropping the temperature a bit and large frequent water changes you are eliminating harmful bacteria while slowing their growth. Lowering the temperature will slow the fish's metabolism as well, take this into consideration when feeding, avoid high protein foods like bloodworms & feed a bit less in general.