Hi Im New To This Site And Keeping Fish

[zoex]

hi i thought i'd say hello to you all as im new to this.

 

[Breedon]

Hi there and welcome, if you have any questions just ask away.

 

[zoex]

Hi there and welcome, if you have any questions just ask away.

hi would you be able 2 give me some advice, my fish have lil white spots

 

[Helen G]

Hello!

 

[clairet]

hi, welcome from another newbie!
am guessing your problem is white spot?

 

[zoex]

Hello!

hi ya

hi, welcome from another newbie!
am guessing your problem is white spot?

hi i thought that 2, do you no wat causes it and how to get rid of it.

 

[clairet]

it's easily treatable with anti white spot from the pet shop, some fish are more susceptible, especially clown loaches, give them a dose and they should be right as rain
as for what causes it, i believe it is a parasite of some sort, tho others may be more accurate than me, i've been keeping fish for 20 years and have only had it once, guess i am lucky!

 

[zoex]

Hello!

hi ya

hi, welcome from another newbie!
am guessing your problem is white spot?

hi i thought that 2, do you no wat causes it and how to get rid of it.

i have neon tetra's, guppy's, guarami's and a couple of others but its only the tetra n guarami that seem to be affected so far

it's easily treatable with anti white spot from the pet shop, some fish are more susceptible, especially clown loaches, give them a dose and they should be right as rain
as for what causes it, i believe it is a parasite of some sort, tho others may be more accurate than me, i've been keeping fish for 20 years and have only had it once, guess i am lucky!

wow i have only had my tank up and running a week and am diseased already

 

[emmsy]

if more than 50% of the fish in your tank have whitespot then treat the whole tank, if only a few, try and set up a hospital tank.

Welcome to the forum from a fellow newbie to the forum

Emma

 

[Piltdownpaul]

I hope you have cycled your tank and not just put your fish straight in-whitespot often occurs from poor water conditions making the fish susceptible to disease.

 

[clairet]

did you have the tank set up and running for a while before you put the fish in?

 

[zoex]

I hope you have cycled your tank and not just put your fish straight in-whitespot often occurs from poor water conditions making the fish susceptible to disease.

i had my tank for a week before adding my fish but wen i got the tank from the shop the person told me to set it up add aqua plus and cycle and it would be ok 2 add fish after 4 days, i now no that was not right but seems to be a lil bit late im gutted i didnt look at this site a week ago

 

[waterdrop]

I hope you have cycled your tank and not just put your fish straight in-whitespot often occurs from poor water conditions making the fish susceptible to disease.

i had my tank for a week before adding my fish but wen i got the tank from the shop the person told me to set it up add aqua plus and cycle and it would be ok 2 add fish after 4 days, i now no that was not right but seems to be a lil bit late im gutted i didnt look at this site a week ago

zoex, glad you've found TFF!

The place to go next is over to the "New to the Hobby" forum and read the beginners articles pinned to the top there. There is a Beginners Resource Center with a Cycling Resource set of links. There are good articles by Miss Wiggle and AlienAnna and other forum members. Then fairly quickly, you can start a question thread in the "New to.." forum.

You can also find further articles about fish diseases and get continuing help on that in the "Tropical Fish Emergencies" forum where there are some moderators who keep an eye on the information given about diseases and medicines I believe.

Good Luck! ~~waterdrop~~