White Spot (Ichty-something)??

[Llareggub]

Our fish (fabtails) have developed white sugar-granule looking spots on
their tails. When the aquarium light is on, these spots are like fibre optic
light spots!

(1) Presumably this is white spot and not fungus.

(2) I am using white spot treatment as purchased from local pet shop. Is
this a fatal disease if I cannot treat it properly (or of the stuff I am
using does not work) or does it just make the fish look spotty?

They tend to lie on the bottom of the tank quite a lot. However, at food
time they do come up and devour the lot like bloody piranhas, so there's
probably nothing seriously wrong with them, apart from these white spots!

[Martin Mitchell]

Hi Group, Hi Llareggub

I am sorry, I have not got a solution to this problem but our new fish (only
had them a week) have exactly the same symptoms.
One has white spot on (?)her tail and the other tends to lie at the bottom
of the tank until someone goes near.

I am hoping this is normal behaviour but if anyone can shed any light on the
problem (the lying at the bottom of the tank) could they please advise.

Martin.

"Llareggub" > wrote in message
...
> Our fish (fabtails) have developed white sugar-granule looking spots on
> their tails. When the aquarium light is on, these spots are like fibre
optic
> light spots!
>
> (1) Presumably this is white spot and not fungus.
>
> (2) I am using white spot treatment as purchased from local pet shop. Is
> this a fatal disease if I cannot treat it properly (or of the stuff I am
> using does not work) or does it just make the fish look spotty?
>
> They tend to lie on the bottom of the tank quite a lot. However, at food
> time they do come up and devour the lot like bloody piranhas, so there's
> probably nothing seriously wrong with them, apart from these white spots!
>
>

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white spot is actually ich... and it is very treatable.
http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/disease.htm
most important, what are your water quality parameters, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates
and pH? fast drops in water temp brings on ich in GF. one reason we use heaters.
the other thing it could be is epistylis. brought on by bad water conditions.
do water changes while treating the fish. keep nitrates 20 ppm or lower.
Ingrid

"Llareggub" > wrote:
>Our fish (fabtails) have developed white sugar-granule looking spots on
>their tails. When the aquarium light is on, these spots are like fibre optic
>light spots!
>
>(1) Presumably this is white spot and not fungus.
>
>(2) I am using white spot treatment as purchased from local pet shop. Is
>this a fatal disease if I cannot treat it properly (or of the stuff I am
>using does not work) or does it just make the fish look spotty?
>
>They tend to lie on the bottom of the tank quite a lot. However, at food
>time they do come up and devour the lot like bloody piranhas, so there's
>probably nothing seriously wrong with them, apart from these white spots!
>



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[Llareggub]

> wrote in message
...
> white spot is actually ich... and it is very treatable.
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/disease/disease.htm
> most important, what are your water quality parameters, ammonia, nitrites,
nitrates
> and pH? fast drops in water temp brings on ich in GF. one reason we use
heaters.
> the other thing it could be is epistylis. brought on by bad water
conditions.
> do water changes while treating the fish. keep nitrates 20 ppm or lower.
> Ingrid
>

Thanks.

Put in WS treatment for second day running. Will do it again in 3 days.
Turns water a hint of blue/green.

Added a little tonic salt to the water. Will take a while to dissolve from
the ornaments!

They have perked up a little!

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Always dissolve salt before adding to tank!!

Llareggub wrote:

> Thanks.
>
> Put in WS treatment for second day running. Will do it again in 3 days.
> Turns water a hint of blue/green.
>
> Added a little tonic salt to the water. Will take a while to dissolve from
> the ornaments!

[Llareggub]

"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> Always dissolve salt before adding to tank!!
>

It dissolved within an hour or so.

White Spot Update : the tails on a couple of the fish now have RED spots on
them. Fish do not appear distressed and are swimming and eating normally.

Is this just the dying off of the white spot parasite?

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could be. Ingrid

"Llareggub" > wrote:

>
>"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
>> Always dissolve salt before adding to tank!!
>>
>
>It dissolved within an hour or so.
>
>White Spot Update : the tails on a couple of the fish now have RED spots on
>them. Fish do not appear distressed and are swimming and eating normally.
>
>Is this just the dying off of the white spot parasite?
>



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.