White Spots On Tails

[IanGenna]

Hi Guys,

a couple of my fish appear to have white spots on their tails, they are not very big but i have lost a clown loach recently and another looks poorly. Have noticed another clown has these spots and my angel, dont think any of the others have.

They are very small spots, and almost look like air bubbles if that makes sense.

Could this be Ich/White spot?

Thanks

 

[Colin_T]

certainly sounds like whitespot (Ichthyophthiriasis or Ich for short).
There are plenty of medications that treat it but be careful using them due to the loaches in the tank. Most medications will suggest using a half dose for scaleless fishes (catfish, loaches, eels).

To work out the volume of water in the tank
measure Length x Width x Height in cm
divide by 1000
equals volume in litres

When measuring the height, measure from the top of the gravel to the top of the water level. If you have big rocks or driftwood in the tank, remove them before measuring the height.

Before you treat the tank do a 50% water change and complete gravel clean. This will reduce the gunk in the tank and allow the medication to work more effectively. It will also lower the pathogen count in the water and mean there are less nasties around to infect the fish.

Make sure any new water is free of chlorine and has a similar temperature & PH to the tank.

Remove carbon from the filter before treating otherwise it will absorb the medication out of the water.

 

[IanGenna]

certainly sounds like whitespot (Ichthyophthiriasis or Ich for short).
There are plenty of medications that treat it but be careful using them due to the loaches in the tank. Most medications will suggest using a half dose for scaleless fishes (catfish, loaches, eels).

To work out the volume of water in the tank
measure Length x Width x Height in cm
divide by 1000
equals volume in litres

When measuring the height, measure from the top of the gravel to the top of the water level. If you have big rocks or driftwood in the tank, remove them before measuring the height.

Before you treat the tank do a 50% water change and complete gravel clean. This will reduce the gunk in the tank and allow the medication to work more effectively. It will also lower the pathogen count in the water and mean there are less nasties around to infect the fish.

Make sure any new water is free of chlorine and has a similar temperature & PH to the tank.

Remove carbon from the filter before treating otherwise it will absorb the medication out of the water.

thanks, have done all that, how often should I doa water change and add the medication? it is definately white spot and may be getting worse now.

 

[Colin_T]

I usually do a water change before I re-treat the tank. Depending on what medication you use will determine when it gets re-treated. If you add the medication once a week then do a water change and gravel clean each week before adding more medication.
If it says to add medication every couple of days then you can either do a water change every couple of days, or just leave it and do a water change after you have finished treatment.

 

[IanGenna]

ok cheers, says every few days! hope it clears soon though, another loach is looking on edge, on the other hand one angel is looking better.