Blue Moon Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hi all, I purchased 4 electrics from a shop in chch, they arrived today via courier, i have just released them and they have white spot all over there fins. What is the best way to rid it please? they are in a 240L tank on there own(luckily) I just spent a small fortune on these guys and were expecting healthy fish out of it at least!! GRRRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkie Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 white spot cure works well mate and dosnt put other fish at any great risk you will probably get away with only having to dose the tank twice but if you need to do a third do a water change before hand.if ya had a diatom they help aparently they are able to filter something as small as white spot out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr McFish Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 Put the temp up to speed the life cycle of it, lots of water changes, and get some white spot cure and salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 I have always had success with "blue circle white spot cure" and salt. The "blue circle white spot cure" I believe is just meth blue And the salt I just use at the rate suggested by Stella which I have to search for each time because I can't remember it. :roll: If you look in the Diseases section you will find information on white spot, try pages 3-4. Also the search function is very useful. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquila Posted December 10, 2009 Report Share Posted December 10, 2009 One of my e.b. rams got it the next day after getting them too. Do not worry, its easy to cure as long as the fish is otherwise healthy. The ones I've seen coming into the stores often have whitespot on arrival from the supplier. They could have been fine before they left the seller and the stress of the voyage could have done it. Rams in general are prone to it. I would put them temporarily in a smaller aquarium, if you don't have one just use a large bucket. This helps as you to not have to use as much medication and you don't have to worry about anything in your main tank staining. I put my little guy into a 10L bucket with an airstone and heater. Brought the heath up to 30 and also covered the top so he wouldn't jump out. Because I was really worried that he would die from stress i only kept him in there for 1 cycle (2 days) of the treatment (until all the spots were gone) and then put him back to the main tank. If you want to make sure you don't get a relapse, treat them again for a further 2 days with a 2nd cycle. Goodluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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