New aquarium experience depressing so far

[Poecilotheria]

Sorry i'm not sure if this is the correct place for this post.

Last time I mentioned I started a new aquarium to house a rescued fish.
I decided it had lots of room left so I got a lemon oscar.
I'm quite new to aquariums and didn't know anything about cycling and such the water temp was way to low and the fish was stressed. About a week after my first post the fish died. That was depressing because it seemed to be getting better and I was starting to get attached to it.

I'ts my fault I shouldn't have jumped in without doing my research.

Since then I have done a lot of reading and corrected the environmental issues... everything seems to be in order now and I got another oscar.

It's been healthy and doing well and its quite tame.

About 2 weeks ago I noticed little white fungal looking hairs on it.
My roomate that knows more about aquariums than I do told me its ick.

I'm going to get some stuff to fix that and i'm reading about it right now.

Is there anything I should know about it ??
If the fish has an infection is it likely that theres some factor that could lead to other fungal infections ??

Is there a good general water treatment I can use to treat this ??

AND what could have brought on this infection, assuming it didn't bring it from the pets store.

Thanks.

 

[sick_lid]

Ick is white spots, not hairs. Oscars are very messy fish, and if not kept properly can raise the ammonia levels in their tanks quickly, causing issues like this. Do you have a test kit to check your water. How does it look visibly?

 

[balton777]

Got pics?

If it's ick, it can be sucessfully treated w/o any medicine or chemicals.

And also what size tank is he in and what filtration are you using?

 

[gnuisance]

I think the best way to treat ick is to raise your temp to about 80-82 degrees and do frequent water changes. Always worked for me.

 

[justpgraham]

I think the best way to treat ick is to raise your temp to about 80-82 degrees and do frequent water changes. Always worked for me.

Good advice works for me too

 

[balton777]

I think the best way to treat ick is to raise your temp to about 80-82 degrees and do frequent water changes. Always worked for me.

82F won't kill ick. It will die at 86F and up. If it's ick, you should raise your temp to 87F and probably add a little extra aeration. GL.....and how about those pics?

 

[Poecilotheria]

I'm away from home for a few days, but I will get pics.
I raised the temperature, might have to raise it a bit more.
The tank is a 90 gallon with an Aqua Clear 110 a random heater and a bubble screen.
I have water test kits and such the water is clear.
The tank has only been in operation 2-3 months and the fish is only about 2 inches long so I didn't think it needed the ammonia and nitrates tested at this point... perhaps I should get on that.