White Spott Help!

[luckyliam13]

hey guys

mum called my through today in a panic. one of her new harlequins has three white spots on it she really doesnt want to dose the hole tank for one harlequin but shes a softy and doesnt want to get rid of it we have a small 10 gall tank which i can take my bristle noses out of but im worried i dont want the white spot to fall of and be in the gravel..

any help or tips will be greatly apreciated will be taking action in the next 24hrs so speedy replies will be greatly apreciated

kind regards liam m

 

[stubert]

I'd personally dose the whole tank, if im right anti white spot treatments (well one i have anyway, interpet anti white spot i think) kills the free swimming form, so basicly you'll dose the tank and have to wait for the 'white spots' to remove themselves from the fish, then they will be killed and will kill anything that hasnt attached to a fish yet. I've used this stuff before on 2 tanks (with a mix of danios cories tetras and a betta) and worked a treat.

 

[Curiosity101]

Just be aware of whitespot treatment and loaches. It's un avoidable now and they will just have to put up with being treated. But if they start acting funny (if you even ahve any), then remove them to the 10gal tank whilst the main one is being treated.

Also you want to make sure that the affected fish are only affected because of stress/bad conditions at the fish shop. Check the water in the tank, if stats are anything other than perfect (ammonia+nitrite 0) then you could end up with a re-infection once the treatment is up.

Other than that I just wanted to add that I agree with stuberts advice.

 

[luckyliam13]

awk thanks for the help she has kuhli loaches they are a night mare to catch grr... we will get the medicine tomza and ill let you no how it goes. we have a tiny bit left but its a big tank 3foot hight by 2 foot by 2 foot base so it probz wont do anything ?? any other tips would be greatly apreciated. plus its full of tetras neons rummy nose black widows ect means dosage will be smaller

ps is it likely that there will be some white spot in the gravel as the fish is not even a week old ?? would we be better just getting rid of the fish ???


kind regards liam m

 

[Curiosity101]

Yes it will definitely have spread through the tank into the gravel/water by now. It's definitely too late to just remove the fish.

 

[luckyliam13]

awk thanks we will have to get some at the pet shop tomza thanks for your help so far ill try and get a photo and post it just to be 100% shure it is white spot. but in 99.9% shure it is.

kind regards liam m

 

[luckyliam13]

hey guys got a photo its the fish on the left. soz its a terrible photo but they are active little fish and my digital camera has truble focusing when there is 5 of them wizzing around.
the white spot you might just be able to make it out is on the tale and on the silvery part of the fish. its mutch clearer when your actually looking at it

ps soz about the other photos mums very proud of her tank and wanted me to show it to you guys

kind regards liam m

 

[Curiosity101]

Judging by the fact you think it's whitespot and having looked at the pics I would probably agree.

Also even though I don't like fake plants I think the tank looks nice Your mum should definitely be proud and want to show it off

 

[luckyliam13]

shes got all the gear to grow plants (aka 4 T5 bulbs im so jelous grr )she just doesnt want the maintance shes at uni atm and holding down a 5 day week plus doing websites at the side and still has time to keep her fish healthy super mum

kind regards liam m

ow and thanks for confirming white spot will get on to that first thing tomza morning