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[Miss Fishy]

I looked closely at my 2 albino Tiger Barbs and they have ick on their heads. I am so concerned about it killing them as I have never been able to find more albino Tiger Barbs. I am also concerned that it will spread to my 4 mollies, 3 of which I raised my self. I live an hour from a place where I can buy an Ick remidey and no body else I know has fish (lost my ick treatment some where other wise their would be no need for this post.) Please help me if you can, I really like these fish and don't want them to die. If they do I can't get any more fish cause my mom claims they stink, I clean the tank often and can never smell anything.



I'M DESPERATE!!!

 

[WILDER]

If the barbs do have whitespot it affects the whole tank, quite strange for whitespot to be on the head, sure it is whitespot as that looks like grains of salt, columnaris can present it self on the head it looks like a fluffy patch, or greyish spot with sometimes a circling of red around the edges, or a red spot in the centre.
Also size of tank would be good in gallons or litres, plus how many fish and which type,and water stats in ammona,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.

 

[Miss Fishy]

It's a ten gallon tank with only 6 fish in it. No new fish have been added recently (with in 2 months), but I did just recently clean the tank. The tempiture of the water was a little low so I turned it so it will be the right temp. I don't under stand what stressed them out, my be it was the cleaning and the slightly low water temps combined.

 

[WILDER]

Can you describe the spot on the head as you didn't really answer the question.
Over cleaning a tank and low tempreture can cause stress and fish will become ill.


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