Rio
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Hello everyone,
Just joined this forum today as I got my first tropical fish tank a month ago.
Everything has been good until a week ago when I got 8 female guppies. About 5 hours after I got them, I noticed that one had white spot. So I isolated her. A couple of hours later, the other three from the same tank, started to show symptoms too. So I isolated them.
Over night, three of them died and the last one was looking bad, very flaky and also had fin rot. I took them back to the shop and was told that it was my water quality that caused it. My ammonia had been 0 but when I tested it after I noticed the white spot, it was at 0.25.
The guy at the shop said NOT to treat the tank for white spot, so I didn't.
Today I did a water change and afterwards noticed that one female guppy had a couple of white spots on her. Now another has it too.
I've used Interpet anti white spot but just want to know if there is anything else I can do ? I can't find a specific answer, they all seem to be different !
Any help will be great, I'm really nervous for my poor fish. It sounds as if I haven't done my homework, sort advice and have rushed into getting a tank but it's all just gone out of my head. Trying not to panic.
Tank size: 200L
pH: 7.6
ammonia: 0.25 ppm
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 0
tank temp: 26'
Fish Symptoms : tiny white grains and flicking at gravel on one female guppy, other female has a white spot on her.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10% every week, I was told this was enough, is that correct ?
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: I treat the water with Nutrafin Aqua plus, Cycle and Waste control
Tank inhabitants:
6 Mollies
8 Guppies
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 8 female guppies a week ago, 3 passed away and one left living had itch spot
Exposure to chemicals: Nope
Digital photo (include if possible): Can't get a non blurred photo I'm afraid
Just joined this forum today as I got my first tropical fish tank a month ago.
Everything has been good until a week ago when I got 8 female guppies. About 5 hours after I got them, I noticed that one had white spot. So I isolated her. A couple of hours later, the other three from the same tank, started to show symptoms too. So I isolated them.
Over night, three of them died and the last one was looking bad, very flaky and also had fin rot. I took them back to the shop and was told that it was my water quality that caused it. My ammonia had been 0 but when I tested it after I noticed the white spot, it was at 0.25.
The guy at the shop said NOT to treat the tank for white spot, so I didn't.
Today I did a water change and afterwards noticed that one female guppy had a couple of white spots on her. Now another has it too.
I've used Interpet anti white spot but just want to know if there is anything else I can do ? I can't find a specific answer, they all seem to be different !
Any help will be great, I'm really nervous for my poor fish. It sounds as if I haven't done my homework, sort advice and have rushed into getting a tank but it's all just gone out of my head. Trying not to panic.
Tank size: 200L
pH: 7.6
ammonia: 0.25 ppm
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 0
tank temp: 26'
Fish Symptoms : tiny white grains and flicking at gravel on one female guppy, other female has a white spot on her.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10% every week, I was told this was enough, is that correct ?
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: I treat the water with Nutrafin Aqua plus, Cycle and Waste control
Tank inhabitants:
6 Mollies
8 Guppies
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 8 female guppies a week ago, 3 passed away and one left living had itch spot
Exposure to chemicals: Nope
Digital photo (include if possible): Can't get a non blurred photo I'm afraid