White spot on firefish

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I brought home my firefish today he's been in the quarantine tank for only about an hour. I just noticed he has one little white spot on his left side. I'm thinking ich, maybe? But other than the white spot he's perfectly fine. Great coloring, swimming fine, he even already has a great appetite. So thoughts on what it is? What I should do? I really hope it's not ich!:wall:

 

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sounds like ich to me.

 

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If I've read right because of the lifecycle of the ich right now it shouldn't be in my water because he's only been in there for 1 day right? So how do I treat it before it does get in the tank? He is in quarantine luckily.

 

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You should treat for 14 days. Stress and temperature fluctuations can cause it to show. An hour in quarantine is hardly long enough to do anything at all.

 

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If you confirm this as Ich, treat with hyposalinity as its already in quarantine...

Here is a little write up on hypo.....Sure, there are other routes, but, this is one i prefer, always worked fine for me...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144242

 

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So how can i confirm that it's ich? Are there any other symptoms I should watch for?
Should I do the hyposalinity you think just as a precautionary?

 

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thoughts?

 

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Here's a link for a picture of a fish with Ich and some further reading for you:grinyes:

 

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Thanks for the great article CPD. Hmmmmm... I'm not sure what to do. The spot is a little bigger then the in the pictures i've seen. He's been in quarantine for 5 days now and the spot is still the same size. It's just one little spot hasn't spread at all. It looks like a grain of sugar. So do you guys think it's ich and if not was else.

 

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do u have picture of the fish?