Hi all, apologies for probably repeating many questions already answered in this forum, but I have a rather nasty outbreak of what I am pretty certain is white spot.
The tank finished cycling around a fortnight ago and we bought four red wagtail platys last week. They seemed to settle in fairly well but last thursday I noticed a couple of white dots on ones tail fin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to get to a fish shop until the weekend and by then the infection had spread. I have since started dosing with Tetra Medica Lifeguard, active ingredient 1-chloro-2,2,5-tetramethyl-4-imidazolidinone. It's a 28 litre tank and the dosage is 75mg per day.
Three of the fish are swimming very agitatedly in the filter stream, while the other one (who I fear for) has taken refuge under a rock and appears to be digging itself into the gravel.
From what I can gather it's a case of waiting it out. But my question is really to do with the state of the tank. When the light is on the water appears to be full of tiny particles and has been long before we put fish in. The best way I can describe them is that they remind me of dust particles in a patch of sunlight. Also, when I turn on the filter following a water change it coughs out a large amount of what looks like milky water. Do you think this is something that I need to get rid of?
All tips and advice gratefully received.
Many thanks.
Template added below. The sickest of the fish died last night...
Tank size: 28 Litre
pH: 7.6
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 40
kH: Apologies, but I don’t know what this is.
gH: As above
tank temp: 26c
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): White Spot mainly on tails fins
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Weekly 50%, buto nly one made
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: None
Tank inhabitants: 3 Red Wagtail Platys
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Only the fish above
The tank finished cycling around a fortnight ago and we bought four red wagtail platys last week. They seemed to settle in fairly well but last thursday I noticed a couple of white dots on ones tail fin. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to get to a fish shop until the weekend and by then the infection had spread. I have since started dosing with Tetra Medica Lifeguard, active ingredient 1-chloro-2,2,5-tetramethyl-4-imidazolidinone. It's a 28 litre tank and the dosage is 75mg per day.
Three of the fish are swimming very agitatedly in the filter stream, while the other one (who I fear for) has taken refuge under a rock and appears to be digging itself into the gravel.
From what I can gather it's a case of waiting it out. But my question is really to do with the state of the tank. When the light is on the water appears to be full of tiny particles and has been long before we put fish in. The best way I can describe them is that they remind me of dust particles in a patch of sunlight. Also, when I turn on the filter following a water change it coughs out a large amount of what looks like milky water. Do you think this is something that I need to get rid of?
All tips and advice gratefully received.
Many thanks.
Template added below. The sickest of the fish died last night...
Tank size: 28 Litre
pH: 7.6
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 40
kH: Apologies, but I don’t know what this is.
gH: As above
tank temp: 26c
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): White Spot mainly on tails fins
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Weekly 50%, buto nly one made
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: None
Tank inhabitants: 3 Red Wagtail Platys
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): Only the fish above
