MorknMindy Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Our fish have white spot or ich or ick or Ichtyophthirius what ever you want to call it. We have been to the LFS and got malachite green and formalin which we added to the tank 48 hours ago the problem is we are not sure if we should do a 25% water change before we add the next dose of malachite green which is due to be added today. We changed the water last Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 If it is white spot then it is best to use Whitespot cure instead. I have read in other helps that this is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Yes, do a water change syphoning out of the gravel. This apparently removes loose cysts that are witing to hatch from the gravel. Raise you temp, to about 28oC, this helps the life cycle of the white-spot speed up. Increase your air supply to the tank, as the warmer water has less oxygen content. Just because you can't see any white-spot, hopefully, during the treatment, don't stop the treatment halfway thru. Go the full distance. But what caused the white-spot to occur??? If you can alliviate that, maybe you wont run the risk again of loosing all your fish. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorknMindy Posted November 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 From what I have been told and read the white spot was probably caused by stress, basically the move from the LFS to our new tank. There are no instructions on the bottles except for the dosage so how long should I continue the treatment? I am also worried that some of the sites I have looked at say that the treatment that the shop has given us could be harmful to neons, glowlights, guppies and catfish which are the fish we have in the tank I think the fish that had it has died it looked a bit sick yesterday and didn't eat and now today we can't find it at all it seems to have disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Woops MM, I've just seen your MAJOR error, The fish you got from the LFS probably had whitespot already. What you didn't do, was to put your new buy, into quarantine. What is quarantine? It's where you keep the new fish away from your main tanks, including nets, syphons, cups, anything. Just NO CONTACT at all until you are sure the newbies are healthy. But where do I quarantine the newbies? In that spare tank that you have for that reason. Doesn't have to be a huge tank, BUT, it does have to be set up with the same parameters as the main tank. When it's not used for the Q. station, use it for breeding. Just control your urge to buy unless your Q. tank is available. It can also be used as a hospital tank. Goodluck Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorknMindy Posted November 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I guess another tank will have to be the next purchase Why didn't someone tell me that setting up a tropical fish tank just before Christmas was a really bad idea lol :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Better than not setting one up at all MM Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 Oh No. You now are about to catch MTS (Multiple Tank Syndrome) Not by Want but by NEED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 mork and mindy where did you get the fish from it is very rare to get a bad fish from either wet pets or animates they know what they are doing and do it very well, and one of the employees (owners daughter i think) at tabithas is in the p nth aquarium club. It could be that you didn't acclimatize the fish properly One thing i learnt that was bad was floating the bag in the water, as a bag holds such a low amount of water the temperature fluctuates way too fast, and as the fish have been to the toilet in there the amonia content with the quick heat jump will posen them (or stress them giving them white spot). I also come from palmy so if you need any help feel free to pm me and ask and i can come around and lend a hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 i sometimes placed a few drops of whitespot cure or ammolock in the tank just to keep the disease out. is this a good idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 4, 2004 Report Share Posted November 4, 2004 I personally don't like to do that shiuh as I feel the fish may build up an immunity to whatever you have added. Never add anything to your tank unless you have to is my motto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 ok....but the fish is living happily at the moment disease free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 But if your conditions are good they should be doing that without the meds anyway! What proof do you have that the meds are responsible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 shiuh hope you took your cough syrup and asprin today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiuh Posted November 5, 2004 Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 i sure did...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorknMindy Posted November 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 It could be that you didn't acclimatize the fish properly We followed the instructions from Wet Pets, placed one cup of tank water into the bag and left it for 10 minutes then used a net to remove the fish from the bag and put it in the tank. When we went into wet pets to get the medicine one of the girls there mentioned they treat their tanks every three days to keep any white spot at bay but I don't like the idea of adding anything unnecessarily to the tank. After the first treatment the white spots on one fish didn't change and the fish has died well we think it has it has just disappeared and even after the water change and gravel vac never showed up so maybe it ascended lmao The other couple of fish who just had one spot on them seem fine the spots seemed to disappear after the first treatment but then reappeared 2 days later just before the second treatment and are still visible but don’t seem to be slowing them down. I have no idea how long I should keep up with the treatment I don’t want to treat them if it isn't necessary but I don’t want sick fish either I think it was easier having babies than having fish lol Also thank you Dan for the offer to come around and check them out I might just have to take you up on that if my stress levels get any higher or my fish get sick again Oh the kids school had a gala today so we are now a two tank family it is only little but should be ok for a quarantine tank lmao now we just have to get a second heater and all the other paraphernalia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_from_nz Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 no worries about the offer always happy to help another fish keeper out. congratualtions on the new tank addition hope things are working out better for you now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herefishiefishie Posted November 17, 2004 Report Share Posted November 17, 2004 Hello M&M how did u go?? Usually treat for a week, or 1 extra dose after spots have disappeared. net to remove the fish from the bag I wouldn't reccomend that, the net can take the slime coat off the fish, opening them up to infections. A tip, always look at the fish you want to buy, if there are any signs of twitching, spots, sores... stay clear. If tanks are on a system, check out the fish in other tanks. Frenchy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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