Ich?

[abegonzalez0221]

Hi, I have this really shy parrot fish and i’ve had her for almost a month now, she’s still really shy. She’s in my 55 with a few juvenile rainbows, they all get along fine. I was looking at her today and noticed she had a really small white marking on her fin (see picture below) but I’m really now sure if it’s ich or not. I already removed the carbon, raised the temp. to 82° and added some salt as well as some medication just in case. But is that ich? I checked every other fish and none of them seem to have anything on them other than my little swordtail who has a very small white spot that i couldn’t tell if it was also ich or not.

 

[foxgirl158]

Hi, I have this really shy parrot fish and i’ve had her for almost a month now, she’s still really shy. She’s in my 55 with a few juvenile rainbows, they all get along fine. I was looking at her today and noticed she had a really small white marking on her fin (see picture below) but I’m really now sure if it’s ich or not. I already removed the carbon, raised the temp. to 82° and added some salt as well as some medication just in case. But is that ich? I checked every other fish and none of them seem to have anything on them other than my little swordtail who has a very small white spot that i couldn’t tell if it was also ich or not.

If possible, try to get a picture of the spot so we know what it looks like. Or, if it’s slightly visible in the picture you already took, try to circle it so we know where to look

 

[Colin_T]

Have you added anything to the tank in the last 2 weeks?
If you haven't added anything new in the last few weeks, it is unlikely to be white spot.

How long has the fish had the white dot on the pectoral (side) fin?
If the fish has had the white spot for more than 3 or 4 days, it is unlikely to be white spot because that usually drops off after a few days.

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You can treat white spot without chemicals. Just raise the water temperature to 30C (86F) and keep it there for 2 weeks, or at least 1 week after all the white dots have gone.

Before you raise the temperature or use medications, do a massive water change and complete gravel clean. Clean the filter. Increase aeration/ surface turbulence to maximise the oxygen level in the water.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

The following link has information about white spot and various ways to treat it. Post #1 and #16 are worth a read if you are interested.

What is ICH?

This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...

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[abegonzalez0221]

Have you added anything to the tank in the last 2 weeks?
If you haven't added anything new in the last few weeks, it is unlikely to be white spot.

How long has the fish had the white dot on the pectoral (side) fin?
If the fish has had the white spot for more than 3 or 4 days, it is unlikely to be white spot because that usually drops off after a few days.

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You can treat white spot without chemicals. Just raise the water temperature to 30C (86F) and keep it there for 2 weeks, or at least 1 week after all the white dots have gone.

Before you raise the temperature or use medications, do a massive water change and complete gravel clean. Clean the filter. Increase aeration/ surface turbulence to maximise the oxygen level in the water.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.

The following link has information about white spot and various ways to treat it. Post #1 and #16 are worth a read if you are interested.

What is ICH?

This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...

www.fishforums.net

Thank you, I’ll do that temperature method. But would my Rainbows me fine? same with my blood parrot

 

[Colin_T]

The fish will be fine as long as they aren't in cold water.