mmmmm... I think I've got Ick

[Ballyhoo]

we brought home a turtle from NYC for a friend and kept it in our tank till he got his stuff set up, I am willing to bet that is where it came from.

 

[Rbishop]

Possible I would think from water transfer alone...not really knowledgeable on the reps/amphibs and fish ich...

 

[Ballyhoo]

well he was kept in a tank and feed feeder goldfish only so I dunno.
The time frame seems about right, he's been in the tank for about a week.

 

[Rbishop]

Seth... Vicious_Fish is on line, you could PM him...

 

[Ballyhoo]

do I add the salt mixture all at once or spread it out over a few hours?

 

[Rbishop]

I usually dissolve the total required amount in hot used tank water or dechlor'ed tap water.....let it cool to tank/room temp.....and add about 1/4th of it every 6-8 hrs..watching for reactions...slowing down additions if necessary....

 

[Ballyhoo]

Ok, well I'm about to boil my solution and get started on the treatment....hopefully I caught it in time.

fingers crossed

 

[ChrisK]

Could you possibly get a pic...only asking because i've misdiagnosed ich on my silverdollars before, there color can be kind of tricky sometimes. If they bump into a rock or wood etc in the tank (which happens because they scare very easily) and lose scales it can look decievingly like ich. lets hope thats what it is crosses fingers

 

[Ballyhoo]

it's not just missing scales, I noticed the spots on the fins and then looked closer and saw it on the body. I'll try to get a picture though

 

[patrick.paul]

Ok, well I'm about to boil my solution and get started on the treatment....hopefully I caught it in time.

fingers crossed

Crossing mine too! Ich is NEVER fun. I transferred fish between tanks and 3/4 of mine got ich. I've gotten rid of it in all tanks but one, the one with my platy fry and prego mamas