White Spot

[loafybones]

Hiya,

Both of my tanks have White Spot now because I thought it was gone from the little tank and swapped some of the fish to the big one.

I have treated with Interpet #6 and did the whole course but only half dosages as I have Clown Loaches and UCD catfish so the guy at the LFS advised me to do this.

I know that the disease can only be treated when it's in the free swimming stage so I'm not sure if a have to wait until it's in this stage before starting treatment. i have read the treatment instructions carefully but it doesn't say (I find most instructions included in water treatments to be rubbish!).

So my question is- how do you know what stage the disease is in?? i have googled all over the place and can't find anything.

Thanks

Loaf
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[WILDER]

Get you a few good sites.
http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml

http/cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php

 

[Don Trinko]

You don't know what stage it is in. When you raise the temperature is makes the cycle faster. You then treat for several cycles. My local fish dealer uses NOXICK and treats for 9 days. Copper safe is another treatment.
I have 3 velvet red swords that I have isolated in a sick tank and treated several times. When I put them back in the community tank they get sick afted a week or so. None of the other fish get sick. They are in the sick tank again and untill I find out why they will stay there!
Now is where someone will ask so I will answer: Temp 78, ph 7.5, amonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 40 , dh 12, kh 17.
If I had it to do over again I wouldn't buy any live bearers or I would keep them all in a seperate tank with some salt added. Don T.

 

[ant0]

Using half dose is probably your problem. Clowns are particularly vulnerable to white spot so you're probably best killing it properly with the recommended dose, its obviously been tested

I've got white spot at the moment too and am treating with #6, 3 days in so 2nd dose tommorrow. Make sure you vacuum the substrate as throughly as you can and do a 30-50% water change when you add the next dose

 

[andywg]

I have 3 velvet red swords that I have isolated in a sick tank and treated several times. When I put them back in the community tank they get sick afted a week or so. None of the other fish get sick. They are in the sick tank again and untill I find out why they will stay there!
Now is where someone will ask so I will answer: Temp 78, ph 7.5, amonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 40 , dh 12, kh 17.

Your problem is you are not treating the infection. The infection is in the tank, not just on the fish. Every time you heal up your fish you put them back into a tank which still has a low level of infection. You need to treat your livebearers in the main tank to eradicate it from there.