White spot
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It is hard to see from the photos, but does it look as though someone has sprinkled salt over the fish? If it does, even just a few 'salt grains' that's whitespot.
Heat is the best treatment for whitespot. Do a water change and refill with water warmer than the tank water. Turn the heater up as well. You need to aim for 30 deg C or 86 deg F and keep the temp at that level for 2 weeks.
Heat is the best treatment for whitespot. Do a water change and refill with water warmer than the tank water. Turn the heater up as well. You need to aim for 30 deg C or 86 deg F and keep the temp at that level for 2 weeks.
paulinajgu
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Yes, tiny grains of salt.
This particular one keep trying to rub it off on the plants and ornaments.
I can see other fish have it too but he is the worst one.
Can it kill them?
50% change enough? Do I need any treatment for it from the aquatics shop?
This particular one keep trying to rub it off on the plants and ornaments.
I can see other fish have it too but he is the worst one.
Can it kill them?
50% change enough? Do I need any treatment for it from the aquatics shop?
Flashing (trying to rub them off on plants) is another symptom.
Once one fish has whitespot they are all likely to get it. It can kill them if the parasite gets into their gills in enough numbers.
50% should be fine, more if you can manage it. Hoover the bottom of the tank as much as possible as well. The more parasites you get out of the tank the better.
The only think you may need to buy is salt. Pure salt - cooking/table salt will have anti-caking agents. It may be expensive for salt, but you can buy aquarium salt which is just salt with nothing added.
Don't be persuaded to buy any whitespot treatments. These are chemicals which are hard on the fish. heat, with maybe salt added, is the best treatment.
Rather than retype what has already been said on the forum, can I suggest you read the first post in this thread and then post #17 on the second page. The first post explains about whitespot, post #17 details treatment.
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Once one fish has whitespot they are all likely to get it. It can kill them if the parasite gets into their gills in enough numbers.
50% should be fine, more if you can manage it. Hoover the bottom of the tank as much as possible as well. The more parasites you get out of the tank the better.
The only think you may need to buy is salt. Pure salt - cooking/table salt will have anti-caking agents. It may be expensive for salt, but you can buy aquarium salt which is just salt with nothing added.
Don't be persuaded to buy any whitespot treatments. These are chemicals which are hard on the fish. heat, with maybe salt added, is the best treatment.
Rather than retype what has already been said on the forum, can I suggest you read the first post in this thread and then post #17 on the second page. The first post explains about whitespot, post #17 details treatment.
What is ICH?
This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...
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paulinajgu
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Thank you so much. I ll read the other post
I concur with increasing the heat to 30C/86F, for two weeks. That should deal with ich. Salt is the safer additive but only if this is deemed necessary. Do the heat two weeks first.
We don't know what other fish are in this tank, but most can manage two weeks at the higher temperature. Rams certainly can, in fact this fish needs water that is minimum 80F/27C permanently, and a few degrees higher will not hurt it at all. Again, I don't know the other fish, that may be a problem as not all fish can live permanently in such warm water.
We don't know what other fish are in this tank, but most can manage two weeks at the higher temperature. Rams certainly can, in fact this fish needs water that is minimum 80F/27C permanently, and a few degrees higher will not hurt it at all. Again, I don't know the other fish, that may be a problem as not all fish can live permanently in such warm water.
paulinajgu
New Member
I also have another german blue, golden ram, bolivian ram, 2 glass cats, 10 rummynose, 1 dwarf gourami and 2 phantom plecs
OK, those are fine with the increased temperature for the two weeks. Use a substantial water change to increase the temp a few degrees and then adjust the heater up. At or just over 86F/30C is fine.
paulinajgu
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Thank you
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