Ick or no ick?

[Drips702]

Hey guys, i have 6 temensis peacock bass in my tank to grow out and i recently noticed some spots on them.

My parameters are amm 0, nitrite,0, nitrate 40

My temps are between 86-89f i added some aquarium salt.

Im not sure gow these guys got it of if its the temensis spots showing. I doubt it because the spots have texture to them.

Please let me know if theres anything i can do.

 

[Drips702]

Sorry forgot pics

 

[tlindsey]

Sorry forgot pics

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With the temp salt and vacuuming of the substrate during wc's the ich should be gone in a month or so.

 

[Drips702]

With the temp salt and vacuuming of the substrate during wc's the ich should be gone in a month or so.

I do weekly waterchanges about 30-40% every wed or thur. Should i increase wc or just keep my normal schedule?

 

[tlindsey]

I do weekly waterchanges about 30-40% every wed or thur. Should i increase wc or just keep my normal schedule?

I think you will be fine with your normal wc schedule but would suggest staying on top of the substrate vacuuming to rid the substrate of the ich cyst.

 

[timtk]

Hard to see from photos, but if you suspect ich, bring your temp to >86 and add salt. It will get worse and then go away. Untreated it will get worse and kill. When raising your temp don't jsut rely on what the heater says, also check with an IR gun or temperature probe to make sure that your heaters are heating to the temp you've dialed in and aren't cooking your fish (or freezing).

Personally I would increase your WC since I think 40 ppm is on the high end of the "acceptable" range for nitrate. That being said I know people on here who keep their nitrate levels much higher than that...

 

[Drips702]

Hard to see from photos, but if you suspect ich, bring your temp to >86 and add salt. It will get worse and then go away. Untreated it will get worse and kill. When raising your temp don't jsut rely on what the heater says, also check with an IR gun or temperature probe to make sure that your heaters are heating to the temp you've dialed in and aren't cooking your fish (or freezing).

Personally I would increase your WC since I think 40 ppm is on the high end of the "acceptable" range for nitrate. That being said I know people on here who keep their nitrate levels much higher than that...

I check it with a magnet thermometer , i dont have a ir reader. I might do small water changes, like 10-20% just to vacuum sand a bit

 

[timtk]

I check it with a magnet thermometer , i dont have a ir reader. I might do small water changes, like 10-20% just to vacuum sand a bit

I'm not sure how accurate those are. Normally it isn't a huge issue but when you are increasing your temps to treat ich there's a smaller margin of error...