Very bad ICH

[chrismet5]

Hi my 2 goldfish seem to have really bad white spot, and 1 is losing its scales. I've tried giving them some Interpet anti-white spot off my old fish who died but it seems to be getting worse. I've only had them around 2 weeks and my white clouds seem unaffected. Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks in Advance

Chris

 

[telecubby]

HANG in THERE ich always seems terrible util its gone

 

[Dangerdoll]

how long has the tank been set up, Chris? How big is it?

 

[chrismet5]

The tanks been ste up 3/4 weeks and is around 20gal

 

[khombre]

check ur water levels..

ammonia, nitrites, & nitrates..
i don't think ur cycled already.. plus goldfish produces lots of ammonia

 

[Dangerdoll]

khombre's right. The tank may still be cycling.... have you been monitoring the levels? Bottom line is the white spot/ich is due to stress....

 

[chrismet5]

Well the pH is quite low at just above 6 and the ammonias at 1pt per million. No nitrates or nitrites. Are they likely to recover or is there anything else I can do to help?

 

[Dangerdoll]

sounds like you are in the middle of a cycle. You should keep up with consistent water changes and watch those fish. One of the risks we take when doing a fishy cycle is the casualties of some fish.... sorry.

 

[khombre]

do partial water changes man..

maybe abt 50% at a time?

and be sure to dechlor ur water, u have 0 nitrites w/c means that ur cycle has not yet started? ur water conditions probably have stressed ur fish making them more susceptible to ich..

gud luk man

 

[chrismet5]

Well we used to have nitrites but they seem to have dissapeared.
The fish look slightly better this morning