Whitespot

[anned]

help my clown loach has whitespot the other one hasen,t got it neither have any of my other fish which are 5 neons 5 cardinals 6 mollies 2 guppies 5 angels and 2 bristlenose plecs. I have been treating him with a reccomended white spot treatment ive removed the carbon from my filter and turned up the heater,he,s been spotty for a week now it doesent seem to be getting any better he feeds ok,and doesent seem bothered by it how long will it take for him to get better,and will the rest of the fish get it.i don,t have a hospital tank so he has to stay with the rest.i will be gratefull for any replies.Thankyou.

 

[backtotropical]

Hi Anned,

Can you give us some more info?

How big is the tank?

How long has it been set up?

Did you cycle the filter?

Ammonia level?

Nitrite level?

Nitrate level?

pH?

What whitespot treatment are you using?

How often do you perform water changes and how much water do you change each time?

Cheers

BTT

 

[5teady_2012]

First of all you should of turned the temperature up 2-3C, then waited for the spots to fall off (usually within 24-48 hours) then you do a 50% waterchange and then start treatment, this is the best way possible going by personal experiences....


Make sure your ammonia levels and nitrite levels are ok as well....

 

[backtotropical]

First of all you should of turned the temperature up 2-3C, then waited for the spots to fall off (usually within 24-48 hours) then you do a 50% waterchange and then start treatment, this is the best way possible going by personal experiences....

I disagree. Whitespot can kill fish very quickly if left untreated, and as such, treatment should commence as soon as possible.

Waiting 24 - 48hrs could result in a tank of dead fish.

 

[5teady_2012]

First of all you should of turned the temperature up 2-3C, then waited for the spots to fall off (usually within 24-48 hours) then you do a 50% waterchange and then start treatment, this is the best way possible going by personal experiences....

I disagree. Whitespot can kill fish very quickly if left untreated, and as such, treatment should commence as soon as possible.

Waiting 24 - 48hrs could result in a tank of dead fish.

You have to wait for the spots to fall off the fish before you treat. ( this is the mian point of turning the heater up)

 

[Saedcantas]

To clarify,

5teady's advice is based upon increasing the speed of the parasite's life cycle, as the whitespot parasite is not vulnerable to treatment during all stages of it's life cycle. While on the fish there is nothing you can do to them

Just as a side note, are all whitespot infestations the end of the world?
Everytime I've had a new fish exhibit whitespot, in a number of tanks over the last year or so, I've simply waited to see if it would spread or not whilst maintaining my normal temperature and doing good water changes
Two of my recent additions, Y. sidthimunki developed two whitespots each a day or so after introduction. After one other sidthimunki and one of the danios got a spot each, the whitespot disappeared and that was that

 

[5teady_2012]

To clarify,

5teady's advice is based upon increasing the speed of the parasite's life cycle, as the whitespot parasite is not vulnerable to treatment during all stages of it's life cycle. While on the fish there is nothing you can do to them

Just as a side note, are all whitespot infestations the end of the world?
Everytime I've had a new fish exhibit whitespot, in a number of tanks over the last year or so, I've simply waited to see if it would spread or not whilst maintaining my normal temperature and doing good water changes
Two of my recent additions, Y. sidthimunki developed two whitespots each a day or so after introduction. After one other sidthimunki and one of the danios got a spot each, the whitespot disappeared and that was that

Didnt know the full ins and outs but that was a good read for me as i learnt something form it

 

[Saedcantas]

No probs matey

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