ICH?!?!?!? MY FISH R SICK

[patti_n_jojo]

hey. my tank is 29 gal fully cycled details n sig. this week i have lost 2 fish..... my levels n amonia n nitrite r fine. 2day i just come home n dont c my rams, 1 is just barely moving n then 2 top it off my male pearl gourami has lost all colour. i immediately did a 50% water change n now they seem more active. i did go and c my LFS 2 days ago and they gave me the "clueless" look n told me 2 feed them less, which i did but that really didnt do anything. i hear a bit about this ICH n im lookin at my fish n lookin hard 2 c the spots n then i think i c sumthin n then i dont, im probably just paranoid. can a tank b over decorated? i have seen sum pics of people tanks n mine seem alot more decorated i guess, if u want 2 c a pic just let me know, i have no clue how 2 post a pic. my main concern is my fish. for newbie's sake SUM1 HELP MEEEEE

 

[The-Wolf]

try this link, Ive found it excetional for disease identification.

http/www.fishdoc.co.uk/disease/diseasehome.htm

 

[aqtaquaman]

If you saw ich you'd know iyt like white powder spots all over the fish. Describe the phsyical better, and I'll help.

 

[patti_n_jojo]

2 fish n the tank have got sum tiiiiiiiny white spots, couild that b it? he even has them on his fins

 

[Def]

If they are very, very small white dots (ie: too small to be ich), it might be velvet.

 

[Leslie]

It sounds like Ich. Are they flashing against the decorations? Ich many times will first be spotted on the fins. If it is Ich then get some Ich-X if you can. Best medication for it to come along in years.

 

[aqtaquaman]

Velvet's more powdery in appearence then ich and tends toward a golden colour. When you say sum white spots, I'll assume more than ten, its likely ich. Clout is the best med. we carry.

 

[Leslie]

We used to use Clout at the shop but since Ich-X has come onto the market we've switched.