When the sun went down, I got a torch out and shone it down the side of
one of the clown loaches and took a few photos. He was breathing
extremely rapidly.

The powdery grains are all raised from the body. They look like minute
salt granules just stuck on:
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/

Nikki

Nikki Casali wrote:

Ok, I've managed to get together a web page with some photos. My video
camera has managed to take some good photos and the lighting was very good.

Here's adhoc the page:
http://www.ncasali.demon.co.uk/

The first image is good. Is it ich? I've only ever seen them much larger.

Nikki

Anandan Tanabalan wrote:

Can you post a pic?

Maybe host it somewhere like a yahoo group?

Have you considered that you may have a parasite?

Not heard of anything quite that small though.

Can you pick-off the spots with tweezers or similar?

Do you have a magnifying glass/ microscope?

I have picked-off larger 'flukes' from stickles and goldies.

Tana.