Stephanie Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Ok so i'm officially freaking out. I bought 10 neons from Animates maybe two weeks ago. One was a bit deformed (i would assume due to breeders not culling the bad ones) and died, which was sad but probably for the best. I still have nine left and a few have white spot, it's just showed up alot in the last 24 hours. I've been searching for a cure everywhere and there's so many different ones. I'm planning on a trip to the pet store after work tonight but I wanted some ideas as to what to buy because I sometimes have my doubts about the people that work at some of the shops, and don't always know if they're selling me the right thing. The neons live with a couple of rams, and bristlenose, all of which seem to be looking alot better. I like the idea of being able to treat them with salt but I wanted to find someone who had similar fish, as some websites say neons and rams don't tolerate salt and some say they can. It's all a bit much for my beginner brain. I want to get it sorted asap because it's my first bad experience and even though I know it can be sorted I tend to get upset anyway. I'm scared I might lose a couple of neons but I don't want to lose the rest as well. If I can't use salt and have to use treatment do I take my plants and filter stuff out? How do I clean it all out post treatment so I don't stress my fish? Currently looking at buying another tank to use as a hospital tank because I don't think I can deal with such a scare again! Newbie fish keeping advice anyone? :oops: Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zayne Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 you can buy a whitespot cure in little bottles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 you can buy a whitespot cure in little bottles! +1 just follow the directions to the letter and you should be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Thanks. I assumed that would be the case. I know i'm being silly i've just seen a million things about cures this morning and i've gone a bit mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 I've had bad experience with whitespot cure and rams, I've had whitespot a few times when I failed to quarantine new fish. The most successful way I've gotten rid of it is crank the tank temp to around 30-32 degrees (do it slowly, and same for when you reduce it again) and leave it like that for a week or so. I haven't lost any fish by increasing the temperature and it's killed the whitespot. I have 2 blue rams, glow light tetra, black neon tetra, 3 otto's, and 2 golden bristlenose in my tank. **EDIT** It's really worth investing in a quarantine tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Thank you for that. I'm really worried about the rams. They just don't seem to be as hardy. I have a golden balloon who looks fine and the blue male seems to be ok, i think I could see a tiny white spot on the female though. Last night I could hardly sleep because I wanted to check on them because she didn't look so good. This morning all her colour is back and brighter than it has been and she's swimming around alot which makes me happy. I just don't want to risk anything because i'd be so upset if I lost them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 I can't comment on those species, but this is an excellent article on ich: http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml You can totally trust the info (the fishkeeping sites are overflowing with mythinformation!). And it tells you vital things about the lifecycle that most people fail to mention. A bit heavy going in places, but worth its weight in gold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Thank you for that! Not so stressed about it now. I like "Everyone struggles with infestations of "Ick" as a beginner." Means maybe i'm not as stupid as I was starting to think. :roll: 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 nope (hugs) Just make sure you keep treating after the last spot falls (as that site says) and quarantine everything before it goes in your tank and you should be fine in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floater Posted October 30, 2009 Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 What method of treatment are you going to use? using? Be interested to hear about the results, also what temperature is your tank normally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Posted October 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2009 Tank is usually around 27 although i've increased it to about 30 at the moment. Am going home to clean a bit of the gravel just in case and will be off to Animates or Four Seasons (why do pet shops have to shut early on Fridays??) after work to decide which treatment i'm using. Will let you know how it clears up. Hopefully all the fish are ok with treatment. Cross fingers for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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