will.pointon Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hi guys! Today I just fed my fish and noticed one of my female platys has got many white dottie spots on her. They are everywhere, on her fins, body and head. The dots arent exactly tiny either just small bumps. What is it? Can it be cured? Will it effect my other fish? Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 It is whitespot and can be cured a number of ways. You will need to treat the whole tank. It can be cured with salt, methylene blue, acraflavine, malachite green, quinine, mepacrine, and a number of other meds. The spots you see are resistant to treatment and produce a vegetative form of the parasite that can be treated and you need to treat for about a week after all white spots have gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 add UV to the treatment plan but only if you get the flow right. White spot has a specific life cycle and will "fall off" the fish after a few days and become water borne for a few days before/after a few days in the substrate (I can't remember which). A UV filter gets it when it's in the water as do most/all other meds. As alanmin said salt for 7 days is the easiest way to treat it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.pointon Posted September 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 Omg, the day after I cured her she died. All others look perfectly fine. Do I have anything to worry about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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