Ich Vs Velvet?

[turtlegirl]

I have 2 cichlids in my 40g tank and one has started rubbing on the gravel. I looked and can't see any white spots, but am wondering what to do. I am going to catch it and put it in my hospital tank for now. The tank temp is 81. I do daily to every other day water changes of about 25%. I haven't added any new fish (just the two in the tank). Its well cycled. I can post test results if needed.

Thank you.

 

[turtlegirl]

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[Blitz]

Mmmm... maybe this'll help? Might not.

ich comes in many forms including velvet and is known by many names from white spot, black spot, slime coat disease in short they are all the same. Ich is a naturally occuring parasite in all water sources. Ich will only attach fish who have been stressed or have a deficient immune system.

gill flukes/mites Gyrodactylus and dactylogyrus gill flukes lives in the gills and lays eggs in the tank These usually come with the fish and are introduced from new fish.


Fish lice: These you can actually see and look like small oval clear ladybugs (best way I can describe them) they feed off mucas lining but will eventually feed on the fish itself. These like leeches can be plucked off your fish after a 3% salt dip.

Treat with Anti parasidic treatments.

Remember you will need to treat longer than just a few days.