White Spots On The Sides Of My Fish?

[WillyRBeek]

A few days ago I noticed a couple of white spots on the sides of my neon tetras, but as they were only on the neon tetras, I thought that was possibly just part of their markings, but just now I noticed that one of my angel fish and at least 2 of my red eye tetras(can't get a good look at the 3rd) now have these white spots on their sides as well. All the fish seem to be healthy, but this now has me really concerned.

Anyone have any idea what this is or how I can get rid of it?

 

[WillyRBeek]

If anyone has any information on this, please reply as soon as possible, as the Pet Store closes in about an hour and it's about a 20 minute drive from my house, so if I need to make a trip in there to get some medicine for this, i'm gonna need to get going as quickly as possible.

 

[rabbut]

Sounds like whitespot (ICH). Can you get a pic?

Please can you tell us more about your tank, in tearms of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH levels, total capasity, all tankmates, and high-lite the ones that are affected.

Could you also confirm for me where abouts in the world you are, i.e UK, US canada other?

All the best
Rabbut

 

[snoopyfrench87]

sounds like ich to me also known as white spot - raise the tank temperature - you can either treat the tank with the old fashioned salt method - or use an aquarium treatment - however all carbon would need to be removed from the filter for this option.

good luck xx

 

[rabbut]

If you are going to raise the temperature, either wait untill you have meds in there, or raise the temperature past 32c (84f) or you will speed the spread of the disease.
Salt is quite effective at treating the tank, but you need aquarium salt from the LFS. Some fish are salt intallerant though, so post your list of fish before you rush out to buy any
All the best
Rabbut

 

[WillyRBeek]

Sounds like whitespot (ICH). Can you get a pic?

Please can you tell us more about your tank, in tearms of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH levels, total capasity, all tankmates, and high-lite the ones that are affected.

Could you also confirm for me where abouts in the world you are, i.e UK, US canada other?

All the best
Rabbut

Unforuntely I don't have a digital camera so I can not provide a pic, but I took a closer look at the neon tetras a moment ago and the white spots that they had on them a few days ago, seem to have disappeared, but one of the angel fish is riddled with them, and 2 of the red eye tetras also have some spots. All the fish though seem to be healthy.

I havn't tested my ammonia or nitrite/nitrate levels today, but I tested all of them yesterday and all had a 0 reading. My PH is quite high, always has been, around 7.6-7.8. My tank is 25 gallons and has been up and running for over 3 months now. As for all the fish in the tank, I currently have:

2 angel fish(one is affected, the other doesn't seem to have any spots, at least not at the moment)
3 red eye tetras(2 are affected, 1 doesn't seem to have any spots
3 neon tetras(All 3 had spots a few days ago, but they seem to be gone now)
1 bristlenose pleco
6 corydora catfish
1 sunrise platey
1 red rocket something or other, I forget the name of this fish. It's quite small with orange and black stripes on it's side.

And i'm in Nova Scotia, Canada.

 

[rabbut]

Salt is out of the question with corries or plecos, so you need a propriety whitespot med. I don't know what is available over there, but most do the same job I'd use either Interpet number 6, or Waterlife's Protozin Depends what is available though.
Go get a med, then do a 50% waterchange, boost the temperature to 28c (80f) and add the med. The meds will restrict when you can do waterchanges, and the cleaner the tank, the quicker the fish will recover. The meds need to be in there for two weeks. When you stop the meds slowly drop the temperature back again

All the best of luck with it
Rabbut

 

[WillyRBeek]

Salt is out of the question with corries or plecos, so you need a propriety whitespot med. I don't know what is available over there, but most do the same job I'd use either Interpet number 6, or Waterlife's Protozin Depends what is available though.
Go get a med, then do a 50% waterchange, boost the temperature to 28c (80f) and add the med. The meds will restrict when you can do waterchanges, and the cleaner the tank, the quicker the fish will recover. The meds need to be in there for two weeks. When you stop the meds slowly drop the temperature back again

All the best of luck with it
Rabbut

Alright i'll run into the store right now to see what I can find in the line of meds. Thanks alot.

 

[rabbut]

Tis OK, hope everyone pulls through.

Good luck
Rabbut