ich?

[latdow]

my female betta in a community tank and she has the white spots ascociated with ich. however, we have not added anything new to the tank that could have been infected. can this still be ich?

 

[elpmet]

It very well could be. Ich can reside in the gills of a fish, and the fish will show no sign of infection until it becomes stressed due to poor water conditions and/or temperature fluctuations, and its immune system is no longer able to keep the infection at bay. What are the water parameters and temperature of your tank? How long ago was the last addition?