White Spot Pregnancy

[xostrawberryox]

I just added some Interpet Anti White Spot Plus cos my betta and one molly are showing the first symptoms, will it affect my pregnant molly??? Can imagine it might be a bit too srtressful for her???

 

[Liam]

I have treated pregnant fish in the past for white spot and they were okay, she would get the white spot anyway so its better that you have treated her. Yeah treatment is stressful but not treating would be more stressful, even if she is not showing spots she could already have some on her gills. Hope the treatment works fast.

 

[Annastasia]

Well, since you have whitespot, you should first figure out why you got it. Then it won't come right back again, after you get rid of it. Have you added new fish lately? What are your water stats? And I'm guessing you aren't keeping your Mollies in salt?

It can be stressful, yes. Adding salt and turning up the temperature is generally a less invasive way to cure it, but everyone has different ways. You should worry more about the fry. If it's too stressful, she could abort. Or, if they are born, they might get shocked by it. If you notice fry around, try cutting it down to half strength. And, of course, do lots of water changes. And DO NOT stop treating as soon as the spots are gone from the fish, because the whitespot is not gone from the tank. You can only kill it while it's free-floating, and not on the fish. Best of luck!

Edit: Okay, terrible grammar and sentence making, but you get my points, right?