danny wrote:
hi,
i have noticed wome white spots appearing on my fish
and they are dying is there any way to save them or will they all die
please reply as soon as possible.

thank you,
danny

If the spots are pure white and about the size of a grain of salt, your
fish probably have a very common disease called ich or white spot
disease. As you've noticed, left untreated it can be quite lethal.
Fortunately, it's usually pretty easy to treat.
http://tinyurl.com/dhxsw is a link to the Wayback Machine's archived
version of an outstanding article on protozoan diseases and ich by the
Skeptical Aquarist.

You haven't posted anything about your water, fish, or tank so I can't
recommend a specific treatment or know why your fish got sick in the
first place. Gravel vacuuming frequently to remove parasites is quite
helpful in ich outbreaks.

Many fish do well with formalin/malachite green remedies like Rid Ich,
Quick Cure, or ContraSpot. However, loaches, scaleless fish, and tetras
can react badly to these medicines. Read the bottle of whatever you
choose and follow the dosage amounts carefully. Be ready to do a quick
water change to lower the dose if your fish look distressed after
medicating. Dose for a longer period of time, though. Once all of the
spots are gone from every single fish, change water and dose 3 days
later, 6 days later, and 9 days later to be sure the ich doesn't come back.

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