K R Brown Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 can it come in on plants in breeding tank we got it but no new fish for 4 weeks ordered some plants now got it so my Q is can whitespot or any other infecton be spread with plants etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishboi Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 what sort of fish are we talking about? whitespot is always around and u cant really get rid of it completely but they will only bother fish when they're at a weak state or stressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yep, just confirming what fishboi said, you'll always have whitespot in the tank, kind of like how humans always have bacteria, its only when our defenses are down that it takes hold and makes us sick. It will go away by itself if your fish is healthy, e.g. you remedy what caused it. There are medications available, but they shouldn't be needed. You'll need to tell us more about your tank, the fish, your water change procedure, and if you did anything with the tank a day or three before you saw the whitespot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K R Brown Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 newish plattie breeding tank did introduce 2 new fish and plants apart from that 30% water change every week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne n Kell Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 read a very good article recently, which is at odds with the common belief that white spot is always in the tank. Well worth a read http://www.malawimayhem.com/articles_health_treating_ich_white_spot.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 I am not a fan of the cyst always being present. Transfer of the disease is so easy. Someone mentioned earlier about bacteria in humans. You can say that for viruses in humans. eg; cold sores. Parasites & bacteria, if present. You get medicine to treat. If used properly that infection will be killed. What happens is if people don't use the medicine properly. The bacteria or parasite isn't killed off completely, the disease can then gain strength again, then people get sick again. If you have it usually, it is caused by dirty water, transfer, shock, as in sudden change in water temp & ph etc. Anyway treatment is very easy. Raise temp to near 30 degree. Increase airation in the tank. Go to lfs, buy whitespot remedy & make sure you use the medicine properly. As in full course of treatment. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted February 17, 2007 Report Share Posted February 17, 2007 Diseases have different levels of infectivity in humans and in fish. In humans it may take 2000 to 10000 Salmonella bacteria to give you Salmonellosis but only 1 to 3 Shigella bacteria to give you Shigellosis (bacillary dysentary) Same with fish. You only get lead poisoning when your body is taking in more lead than it can excrete otherwise all is pretty normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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