i have had my tank setup with fish for about 2 weeks and 6 days ago i noticed white spots on my jack dempsey and he hid behind a rock, and a day or so after they were gone? and yesterday i noticed them on my tiger oscar and today their gone? does anyone know what this might be?
oscar and jack?
- Thread starter BrandonB
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very fast growing white spot cysts? what temp is your tank at? are the fish itching scratching? need pics.................could be parasites,flukes etc
It is "most" likely Ich.
They are small parasites which will attach to the fish's weakened slime coat, and then jump off to breed and multiply, and then attach back to the host again.
That is likely why you see them going from fish to fish.
Best thing to do is raise the temperature to 81F and add some aquarium salts (around 1tbs per 5 gallons) to thicken their slime coat and resistance.
If they attack your fish again, go buy an Ich treatment, like Quick Cure, or such, and the raised temperture will force their breeding cycle to proceed more quickly, and when they detach from the fish, they'll be killed while free-swimming.
They can kill your fish if allowed to overpopulate, so make sure to handle it quickly.
There's a few other things the "white spots" can be, but 90% of the time in recently established tanks, it is just a case of Ich.
Think of them as fleas on a dog--except they're on your fish.
They are small parasites which will attach to the fish's weakened slime coat, and then jump off to breed and multiply, and then attach back to the host again.
That is likely why you see them going from fish to fish.
Best thing to do is raise the temperature to 81F and add some aquarium salts (around 1tbs per 5 gallons) to thicken their slime coat and resistance.
If they attack your fish again, go buy an Ich treatment, like Quick Cure, or such, and the raised temperture will force their breeding cycle to proceed more quickly, and when they detach from the fish, they'll be killed while free-swimming.
They can kill your fish if allowed to overpopulate, so make sure to handle it quickly.
There's a few other things the "white spots" can be, but 90% of the time in recently established tanks, it is just a case of Ich.
Think of them as fleas on a dog--except they're on your fish.
We have a lot of info here on ich.
http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2138158&postcount=2
http://monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2138158&postcount=2