View Full Version : How hard is it to treat whitespot in Dats?
Bogwoodbruce
08-22-2007, 4:01 AM
About 2 Days ago i bought 2 new 3" Dats that were perfectly healthy and today i noticed one of them has some whitespot on it's fins and a few on it's body, it is flicking a little. So i have added a Course of KingBritish Anti-whitespot medication. And i have also Raised the tempreture to 30.c. It hasn't spread to any of the other tankmates. Will the white spot clear?
Datnoid101
08-22-2007, 5:32 AM
Heat and salt is a great cheap remedy. I personally think that coppersafe or anything with copper sulfate works the best with dats. I try not to use quick cure or malachite green because dats are fine scale fish. But thats just my opinion. About your treatment, I never heard of those products but depending on the ingredients it should work well with the temp increase. Good luck with that, post some pics when their all healed!
T1KARMANN
08-22-2007, 5:37 AM
are the new tigers thin bars ?
i have found its alot harder to clear white spot from a thin bar
Bogwoodbruce
08-22-2007, 7:37 AM
Heat and salt is a great cheap remedy. I personally think that coppersafe or anything with copper sulfate works the best with dats. I try not to use quick cure or malachite green because dats are fine scale fish. But thats just my opinion. About your treatment, I never heard of those products but depending on the ingredients it should work well with the temp increase. Good luck with that, post some pics when their all healed!
Yep they seem ok, they all had a load of Prawns earlier. and all seemed, ok, they have stopped filicking aswell, i also didn't add a few dose as i know they are fine scaled. And thanks for the help.
Bogwoodbruce
08-22-2007, 7:37 AM
are the new tigers thin bars ?
i have found its alot harder to clear white spot from a thin bar
There IT's.
i would use salt and heat.
vanimate
08-22-2007, 7:50 PM
I always use heat/salt method. IMO it works alot better than any meds and is alot safer to use too ;)
Bogwoodbruce
08-23-2007, 3:09 AM
Well i went to chack on him this morning and the W/S is nearly all gone there isn't much left. So i'm gonna add a little salt aswell. Thanks! I'll update hows he's getting on.
jusgooninit
08-24-2007, 5:50 AM
Salt and Heat, the way 2 go;) all natural!!!i always salt my tank after water changes
Bogwoodbruce
08-24-2007, 7:56 AM
He's much better this morning.
He's much better this morning.
good
Bogwoodbruce
08-24-2007, 11:05 AM
good
They have also eaten a load of lancefish and have got big tummys which i'm pleased about.
Pufferpunk
08-24-2007, 11:20 AM
Large water changes every other day, while cleaning the gravel, will help remove the free-swimming parasites from the wate column, where they multiply.
vanimate
08-24-2007, 11:59 AM
Well i went to chack on him this morning and the W/S is nearly all gone there isn't much left. So i'm gonna add a little salt aswell. Thanks! I'll update hows he's getting on.
Just because there are no visible spots doesnt mean the ick is gone. They have gone to a different stage in which they multiply. This is the most important stage. Keep the salt up and you can do water changes during this period to get rid of them in their free swimming stage.
Pufferpunk
08-24-2007, 12:02 PM
It can also help to add Melfaix, to help with any places the parasites have damaged the skin.
Bogwoodbruce
08-24-2007, 1:39 PM
Just because there are no visible spots doesnt mean the ick is gone. They have gone to a different stage in which they multiply. This is the most important stage. Keep the salt up and you can do water changes during this period to get rid of them in their free swimming stage.
I know, i did a W/C and added another dose of treatment.
Pufferpunk
08-24-2007, 1:43 PM
I've never used meds to treat ich. Just heat, salt, WC & Melafix. I hate meds! After 30 years in the hobby, I still couldn't tell you which meds treat what.