WHITE SPOTS.....!!!!

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fishmamma

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Sorry so long...ok, this tank is a newly set up planted tank (20 gal) there are 4 killi fish, 4 penguin tetras, 1 molly and added yestarday 2 mystery snails and one looks like 1 tiger shrimp but was sold as a red striped shrimp idk and the pic I took was not good enough for ID...sooooo the parameters are all good and the lighting is about 12 hours a day, the tank had been running over a year but just started adding plants...the bulb is a 15w floresent and there is no co2 running... ok so yestarday I noticed these little white spots on all the fish, at first I just thought they were bubbles but they are not....I also noticed one the the killies turning darker, which i dont think is a good sign....anyone..any.. info.....!!!! Sorry about picture quality...was the best I could get...

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ibz_rg;3180670; said:
Possibly an early stage of ick.
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Yup. Check your temperature, make sure your heater isn't broken.
If all is well boost the temp up a little bit (82-84F) and add some aquarium salt. Table salt is just as good if you don't have aquarium salt.
If the problem persists then you might have to use an ich medication.
 
bluehairman;3180782; said:
Yup. Check your temperature, make sure your heater isn't broken.
If all is well boost the temp up a little bit (82-84F) and add some aquarium salt. Table salt is just as good if you don't have aquarium salt.
If the problem persists then you might have to use an ich medication.
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how much salt for a 20 gal???...table salt that is ......:(
 
Ok this scares the crap out of me...but I added 5 TSP of table salt, not tbs it seems like so much....do i need to add a little more?? someone please tell me...should i see a difference in the morning?? or how long does it take to take affect..like i said i noticed it just yestarday..and im so stupid I had turned off the heater like 4 days ago or so cause with it on it was getting to like 85-86 degrees and i thought that was too warm..is it ok for it to be at that temp all the time.????
 
I would use aquarium salt to be safe. There has been alot of debating whether or not table salt is the same. Aquarium salt is pretty cheap too(around $3 for a small box, which would last you over a month), and it's made for aquarium use. 85-86 degrees is perfect to get rid of the ich. Continue with the heat and salt for at least a week after you no longer see the ich. After that 80 is a pretty safe temp. Make sure you have alot of aeration in your tank. Add an airstone if you don't already have one, and if you wan't lower the water so that your filter can create more air. Do a 40-50% water change once the treatment is finished to reduce the salinity in the water.
 
ick most def. Use aquarium salt, and listen to nemesis
 
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