Ok If White Spot Isnt Enough

[peter22UK]

it now seems as if the green severum i bought is ill

hes gone really dark, and is hanging around the top of the tank with his fins clamped, he has bits of what looks like slime clinging too him?

is this just a reaction from him being moved, combined with the whitespot thats stressing him to bits? didnt help that his fins have been battered upon moving him in by the salvini...although this agression has now stopped.

eeeek advice guys!!

will i need to add something else with the whitespot treatment? raise temps (26c at moment??)

malachite green.. is whats in my whitespot treatment? what else does it treat?

 

[markandhisfish]

cant help really just thought id say hope you get it sorted and fixed up . had a couple of bad whitespot outbreaks when i 1st got a tank. propper bums you out. good luck with it mate

 

[peter22UK]

thanks mark!

anyone able to help???

 

[markandhisfish]

have you thought about posting in tropical emergencies?

 

[peter22UK]

did a 50% water change and added the white spot treatment.

dunno what else i can do???

could melafix go in aswell???

sushis fins are looking a little milky and bloodshot now also

i think its the whitespot tho

 

[peter22UK]

i love how people are reading this but not offering help.

 

[Adil]

This could be white spot combined with fungus.

Try fungi stop and raise the temperature a bit.

 

[peter22UK]

ok so i have upped my tanks temp to 32c and i treated yesterday with a second treatment due on monday. hope this kills the little white pinheaded ####s!!!!!!!!

 

[minxfishy]

Have you tried or got any myaxzin? It might help, failing that some pimafix.

 

[ALW]

have you increased the aeration in the tank!

 

[WILDER]

Have you checked your water stats.
The slime could be the whitespot but also it can be ph shock, bad water quality, bacterial to parasites.
How long did you climatise him for and what was the ph of the store to your tank.
Red streaking in fins can be bad water quality to septicemia.

Are the fins just milky in appearance.
Does the body look milky aswell.

Milky Skin- Milky skin is excess mucus production. If no new fish have been added more than likely the reason is from pH plunges. Symptoms: Fish hanging at the surface, their skin will appear milky, and their eyes may turn whitish. Treatment: If the pH is stable, but you have added new fish, you can consider ammonia burn, or perhaps parasites. In either event, using salt is highly recommended. In some rare cases, a salt resistant Trichodina, Costia, or Fluke infestation may be the culprit. Use of a microscope will be needed to diagnose this. Then you would treat for the parasite you discovered accordingly.

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[Joshy]

Got white spot myself bud, it’s a nasty bugger.
Because I am new to it myself I cant really advise other than:

Put temperature to 30C
Treat as medication details
Increase aeration as the two above limit oxygen in the water.

Its all you can do really.