Tsarmina Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 1 of my glowlights has a white spot on its tail and the tail is looking tattered. any ideas? another has the same white spot on the smaller of the 2 top fins. currently (as of 6pm) residing in a 28L tank on their own as Quarantine. previously in a 178L tank with the tank mates listed below (with the exception of the frogs and cats of course). unsure of the parameters, haven't managed to get a water sample to the lfs to get it tested. anything else you need to know to work out the problem please ask. i'll try to answer as well as i can. thanks Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Hi Tsarmina,I would keep an eye on this as it could be ICH or WhiteSpot, do any of the other tank mates have it?, would be good to know what your water parameters are, would be great if you could invest in a test kit, sooo much easier than having to run a water sample down to the LFS, picked up mine from Trade me, great investment, if you have any suspitions that maybe something is not right in the tank, you can test it there and then, and adjust whatever needs to be adjusted. Good Luck Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 thanks lynda, can only see the problem on the 2 glowlights, so i have isolated them, but i am checking the other fish frequently. i have dosed with melafix, but if anyone knows what this my be and a more specific treatment then that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I find the best way to check for white spot or velvet is to look at the fish with a torch in the dark,it shows up better. If one fish has it you will need to treat them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Hi Tsarmina, If your fishies do have White Spot, Melafix is not a treatment for White Spot as far as I know, u will need to turn ya temp up to round 29 degrees and then treat with a WhiteSpot treatment. Keep an eye on those other fishies in your tank as it may be necessary to treat the whole tank, as Alanmin suggested. Good Luck Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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