hey i noticed last night when feeding my fish that on two of the 5 fish they had a dull white spot on them on the side of one fish and on the face of the other, i put some rid ick in the tank just to be safe, anyone know what this could be?
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Are these recently added fish? Did you recently add any new fish?
Good possibility it is ich, as you suspect. Watch to see if they increase / change.
Here's ~the~ article on ich:
ich article
Good possibility it is ich, as you suspect. Watch to see if they increase / change.
Here's ~the~ article on ich:
ich article
Could you please give a little more information. What are your tank parameters: ammonia, nitrite, and nitrates. What is your fishload, tanksize and water change schedule? Have your fish been acting unusual: clamped fins, listless on the bottom, eating less, shimmy (acting like it is swimming but not moving)? Based on your description, I am thinking clout which is bacterial, usually caused by weakened immunity due to some form of stress and maybe your tank water test results/tank parameters would confirm this.
well i added 3 new fish, a green terror , jack dempsy , target puffer, the target puffer died... a day ago , and the green terror has a white spot on him and a fish that ive had for a year now, its only on his face looks like its kinda peeling, like a piece of his face was peeling.
i havent done a test yet, but i have a 40 gallon tank with a common pleco, appolo shark, iridscent shark , jd, green terror, water changes... :S i dont do them as often as i should since i work 2 jobs.. could this be a problem?
Green, sounds like you need to do some forum searching on 'water changes' to fully understand the importance of water changes on the health of your fish.
That's a good place to start. There are many disease that fish are susceptible to, especially when there aren't frequent water changes. This could also account for the death of your fish.
I certainly would reccommend that you do some searches for:
water changes, water parameters, water testing, and then fish diseases. This will help you get a better understanding and also help you ask the right questions here. Also, read the ich article I linked above.
-jeff
That's a good place to start. There are many disease that fish are susceptible to, especially when there aren't frequent water changes. This could also account for the death of your fish.
I certainly would reccommend that you do some searches for:
water changes, water parameters, water testing, and then fish diseases. This will help you get a better understanding and also help you ask the right questions here. Also, read the ich article I linked above.
-jeff
Well since I don't know too much more information about this disease than what you posted, I will use a general treatment regime that will kill any unicellar parasites and fungus and also should allow the fish to deal with any bacterial diseases.
First I want you to clean your aquarium. Take an algae scrubber and clean the inside glass until it is relatively clean. After that I want you to do a 20% water change. In a 40 gallon, that means that you need to remove 8 gallons of water and while you are siphoning out the water, you need to stick the siphon into the gravel and thoroughly vacuum half of your gravel to remove any rotting material from the bottom (feces, uneaten food ect). Then remove your filter cartrige and rinse it clean in the drained aquarium water (don't scrub to vigorous since you don't want to kill the bacteria in the cartrige) if you have a biowheel leave it alone. Clean filter while your at it removing any muck from the inside of the machine and giving the impellor a good scrub in tapwater (don't expose your cartrige or cleaned sponge to tapwater though). Reassemble the cleaned filter and restart it. Now replace the 8 gallons of water you took out with fresh declorinated water at the same temperature as your tank's water. I then want you to add 1 tablespoon or 3 teaspoons of aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water or a total of 8 tablespoons or 24 teaspoons to the aquarium after the waterchange. If you have live plants, cut the salt dosage in half. Treat with the rid ich+ following the instructions on the bottle and if possible raise the temperature gradually (not more than 2 degrees farenheit) per 2 hours to 80 degrees.
Repeat the water changes every day after this but only add 4 1/2 teaspoons of salt to the new water to replace the salt taken out. And dose with the rid ich+. When the fish gets better and shows no spots for 3 days, you can return to your normal water change schedule and discontinue the salt. I hope they get better.
First I want you to clean your aquarium. Take an algae scrubber and clean the inside glass until it is relatively clean. After that I want you to do a 20% water change. In a 40 gallon, that means that you need to remove 8 gallons of water and while you are siphoning out the water, you need to stick the siphon into the gravel and thoroughly vacuum half of your gravel to remove any rotting material from the bottom (feces, uneaten food ect). Then remove your filter cartrige and rinse it clean in the drained aquarium water (don't scrub to vigorous since you don't want to kill the bacteria in the cartrige) if you have a biowheel leave it alone. Clean filter while your at it removing any muck from the inside of the machine and giving the impellor a good scrub in tapwater (don't expose your cartrige or cleaned sponge to tapwater though). Reassemble the cleaned filter and restart it. Now replace the 8 gallons of water you took out with fresh declorinated water at the same temperature as your tank's water. I then want you to add 1 tablespoon or 3 teaspoons of aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water or a total of 8 tablespoons or 24 teaspoons to the aquarium after the waterchange. If you have live plants, cut the salt dosage in half. Treat with the rid ich+ following the instructions on the bottle and if possible raise the temperature gradually (not more than 2 degrees farenheit) per 2 hours to 80 degrees.
Repeat the water changes every day after this but only add 4 1/2 teaspoons of salt to the new water to replace the salt taken out. And dose with the rid ich+. When the fish gets better and shows no spots for 3 days, you can return to your normal water change schedule and discontinue the salt. I hope they get better.
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my aquarium is relatively clean, its a 40 gallon tank and i have common plecos, one is 6 inchs long so algae isnt a concern. although my gravel has lots of crap in between it. should i purchase an under water gravel cleaner, im not sure what they are called.... or will a rock siphon cleaner work fine
That tank is HORRIBLY over stocked, but we can't even go there until we find out what the state of the water is.
Please do not empty the tank et al. We really need to know what the water parameters are: ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH
Do not treat ich with medications, it's not necessary and you will jeopardize your bacteria. Please read this: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39759
A "dull spot" may not mean ich at all, it could be a fungus. How big is the spot?
Soon as we know the above we can give you some advice.
Roan
Please do not empty the tank et al. We really need to know what the water parameters are: ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, pH
Do not treat ich with medications, it's not necessary and you will jeopardize your bacteria. Please read this: http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39759
A "dull spot" may not mean ich at all, it could be a fungus. How big is the spot?
Soon as we know the above we can give you some advice.
Roan