Please help! Epistylis or Ich?

[JDCichlid]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If I did not test my water...

...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

If I do not change my water...

...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

I didn’t quarantine some new fish and now have a bad case of Ich and also possibly epistylis in my 210 SA community. This EBA is the only fish that has it on its eyes, so I wanted to make sure it’s not epistylis.

tank temp was raised last night and today to 86 degrees and salt 8 cups of aquarium salt was added. I have ich x on hand but would prefer not to use it if most people think this is just ich.

 

[JDCichlid]

I should mention that I originally dosed ich x and my rio nanay angels and geophagus were gasping for air (even with an mp40 wavemaker and 2 FX6 running) so I did a 90 gallon water change last night and then added salt today. Today all fish are acting much better.

 

[tlindsey]

I didn’t quarantine some new fish and now have a bad case of Ich and also possibly epistylis in my 210 SA community. This EBA is the only fish that has it on its eyes, so I wanted to make sure it’s not epistylis.

tank temp was raised last night and today to 86 degrees and salt 8 cups of aquarium salt was added. I have ich x on hand but would prefer not to use it if most people think this is just ich.
View attachment 1513089

The EBA has Ich.

 

[JDCichlid]

The EBA has Ich.

Thanks! Haven’t had ich in years and wanted to make sure since some was on the eye. I usually quarantine but messed up.

 

[Sinister-Kisses]

...given it's obviously on the eyes, I'd say epistylis.

 

[SalviniCichlidFan]

I find this ironic because when my 75 got ich, it appeared first on my EBA as well.

 

[JDCichlid]

...given it's obviously on the eyes, I'd say epistylis.View attachment 1513164

That was my initial concern as well. But after raising the temperature and adding 2 tsp/gallon of salt the pathology on the eye has gone away. This makes me think it actually was ich and was just a rare case where it was actually on the eyes. I wouldn’t think Epistylis would have gone away like that with heat and salt?

 

[Fishyboy🐟🐟🐟]

That was my initial concern as well. But after raising the temperature and adding 2 tsp/gallon of salt the pathology on the eye has gone away. This makes me think it actually was ich and was just a rare case where it was actually on the eyes. I wouldn’t think Epistylis would have gone away like that with heat and salt?

View attachment 1513175

Would treat with both medication