Argh.... Whitespot!

[Irf]

Noticed it last night on my dwarf gourami, and this morning on 3 clown loaches. Will probably spread quickly through the community tank I guess?

Anyway I've read the pinned topic on whitespot. I was just wondering of someone could help with this:

Will the treatment recommended API or Waterlife - not sure what my LFS stocks - be harmful to my snails? If so I can move them to the other tank for a while, but I'd be grateful if a passing expert could advise. Or might they be carrying it as well

Will go the the LFS near work in a while or the one near home later. Wish me luck....

Irf.

 

[Marshall..]

If you have clown loach they will eventually eat your snails anyway so treat for whitespot but with half the dose as clown loach are VERY sensitive to medication.

 

[Glod]

Like Marshall said your clown loaches love to snack on snails and will probably kill them as they get older. Snails don't catch whitespot, can you move them to quarrantine for a few weeks while you treat the tank ? I wouldn't put them in a tank that has fish tho, you may transfer some parasites in the process.
If they are quarrantined with no fish for a few weeks it should be safe to add them back to the main tank without worrying they are carrying any whitespot paraites.

 

[Irf]

OK, I've done the suggested treatment for whitespot. Problem is it's come back again this weekend! Again, it's one of the clown loaches that seems hardest hit. Is it safe to use the interpet medication again?

I haven't even had the time to use the carbon to extrat the old meds (is that really necessary anyway?).

What choices have I got (I don't think I have any!).



Irf.

 

[tttnjfttt]

You do need to medicate again, unfortunately. Before you do so, do a water change, and run carbon in the filter for about 4 hours to remove the old meds, to avoid over dosing the tank. When you add the meds, increase the temp to help speed up the ich life cycle, to get the parasites to the stage when they are vulnerable to the meds quicker.

Also, what are your water stats? Fish often become sick when they are stressed, and a common source of stress is the water quality.

 

[Irf]

Thanks mate - I'll do the water change and carbon tonight. Then I'll add the meds in the morning I guess.

I can't remember the latest stats. Ammonia and Nitrites are zero, I expect, cos it's a mature tank. The PH is normally around 7.5, with nitrate around 40. I'll do a full check tonight and post results.

Cheers,

Irf.

 

[Irf]

Update:

I did the water change and used carbon to de-med. Also I increased the temperature.

Today I removed carbon and medicated again.

Sorry - forgot to check stats. Can that still be done with meds in the water?

Irf.

 

[WILDER]

Yes you can still test the water with meds in the tank.