hi. i woke up this morning to see that all 4 of my turquoise rainbowfish have these little white specs on them. ive had them for about a month and have done water changes and vacuuming every week. they appear to be moving around as they always have been but obviously something isnt right. what are these specs and how dangerous are they? any help would be appreciated. thank you.
little white dots on my rainbows
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yep, exactly like that only worse. again, any help on what this is and how to stop it is much appreciated.
This is ick.
It is probably the commonest disease of FW fish.
Treatment is, fortunately, easy. I favour nipping to the aquarium shop and buying a remedy - there are several to choose from.
RTR favours a non-medical salt treatment, but I've never tried it so can't recommend it. If you want to go with that, then you might want to attract his attention.
Ick is easily cured, but if it is not treated it is often fatal.
It is probably the commonest disease of FW fish.
Treatment is, fortunately, easy. I favour nipping to the aquarium shop and buying a remedy - there are several to choose from.
RTR favours a non-medical salt treatment, but I've never tried it so can't recommend it. If you want to go with that, then you might want to attract his attention.
Ick is easily cured, but if it is not treated it is often fatal.
Get oriented about Ich at www.skepticalaquarist.com so you know what to do, and why. Then go for salt or formalin/malachite green as you choose...
punkie pishie
In the arms of my keeper
my mollies get ich all the time, i buy a med called RID.ICH+, its from a company called kordon, it costs about $6.25 (thats with tax) all you do is add 1 teaspoon of it to the tank every 24 hours, for 10 days. it works verry nicely for me in the past
Punkie - if your mollies get ick repeatedly, you need to find out why. They must be compromised in some way.
Mollies do best when the water is high in total dissolved solids - this generally translates to "hard and alkaline". They are found in fresh and brackish water in the wild, and can be acclimatised to seawater. This gives you the direction they like conditions.
IME, skin conditions like this in mollies are often related to sub-optimal water conditions.
Mollies do best when the water is high in total dissolved solids - this generally translates to "hard and alkaline". They are found in fresh and brackish water in the wild, and can be acclimatised to seawater. This gives you the direction they like conditions.
IME, skin conditions like this in mollies are often related to sub-optimal water conditions.
punkie pishie
In the arms of my keeper
in my tank it is usualy caused by nitrete, nitrite and water temp, i never cycled the tank because my female birthed unepectidly, and i needed a place to keep the fry safe from eating, Don't worrie when spring comes and my fishies go to the pond its hello 29 Gal for my breading pairs of mollies
Ich is not caused by nitrate, or by nitrite or by low temperatures.
"Uncontrollable or recurrent infestation with ciliate protozoans are indicative of husbandry problems," the University of Florida Extension Service says. Take it to heart.
Dropping your goldfish into a local pond come spring is utterly ignorant irresponsible behavior that casts a bad light on all the rest of us fishkeepers. Find out why not to do it -- it will be the beginning of an education. Meanwhile don't drop your goldfish in a pond simply because they told you not to at Aquaria Central.
"Uncontrollable or recurrent infestation with ciliate protozoans are indicative of husbandry problems," the University of Florida Extension Service says. Take it to heart.
Dropping your goldfish into a local pond come spring is utterly ignorant irresponsible behavior that casts a bad light on all the rest of us fishkeepers. Find out why not to do it -- it will be the beginning of an education. Meanwhile don't drop your goldfish in a pond simply because they told you not to at Aquaria Central.