white spot on chichilds fin ? is it ich ?

Question

i just notice few days ago that one of the fish fave a little white spot on one of his bottom fin.... is it ich ? i just wondering what should i do for take that spot away from him... i kinda worried.... please help....

thank you...

Answer 1

Ich wil appear as small "salt like" spots, often on the fins first.
The fish will often hide in corners near the top of the aquarium to get oxygen. Sometimes bobbing up and down with their head above the service again trying to get extra oxygen as ich infestations often start in the gills and this robs the fish of the ability to properly respirate. Darting and scratching is also sometimes exhibited (although this is more a symptom of velvet in Fresh water or oodinium infestations in salt water). As the he infestation progresses, the fish become more listless, loose color, and often develop secondary fungal and/or bacterial infections.

Before you begin any treatment, make sure your water parameters are correct, otherwise this may just worsen the situation and make treatments ineffective and/or poisonous:
*Ammonia- 0
*Nitrites- 0
*kH- 80 ppm or higher (depending on fish, some African Cichlids much higher)

Proper Calcium levels are important with any successfull ich treeatment and many of the more effective medication are safer with a kH level above 80 ppm (kH will measure calcium).

I recommend Quick Cure for a fast and effective treatment, this can be used at half strength for more sensitive fish.

For a very safe, although not as fast a treatment as Quick Cure are Medicated Wonder Shells, these products add electrolytes, buffer the medication and kH and add calcium.

For a picture of ich and up to date information about this infestation, please seee this site:
http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/Aquarium_Ich.html

Answer 2

The first thing to do is get the fish into a "hospital tank"
A hospital tank is an empty tank with cycled water, a heater, and a filter, with some gravel and something for the fish to hide in - doing this with avoid the possible ich from being spread to other fish. Since ich is a paracite that lives on the gravel and then attached it's self to a host fish and as it matures, it pops out of the fish, making the white spots, and lands on the gravel again to make more eggs, you should get one of those syphoning tubes and vaccume out the gravel with it as best you can.

As far as treating the ich, they make all sorts of medicine for it in the pet stores and they all work pretty well but you have to be careful with fish meds.

ICH MEDICINE CAN KILL CERTAIN TYPES OF FISH.
ich is very dangerous for any kind of loaches, like clown loaches, black ghost knifes, and any other fish that is scaleless. If you're not sure if you have scaleless fish, search the type of fish on the internet.

If you do have these kinds of scareless fish, there is a way to treat him in the tank with the other fish in it as well if you do not have a hospital tank.

Slowly, over the period of two days, raise the temperature to 90 degrees. It is important to do this very slowly because you can shock the fish. As you raise the temperature, add aquarium salt. About two tablespoons per gallon of water.
Keep the temp high for 3 days, then slowly lower it again. If the ich is still there, Raise the temp again slowly the same way you did before, add more salt. Keep it there for 3days again and lower it.
This method works great if you follow it very carefully. We had a really bad case of ich in our tank a few weeks ago and have 3 scaleless fish that we had to treat as well and we used the temp/salt in the tank with the scareless fish and the medicine with the hospital tank. The temp acutally seemed to work best. I would suggest this method before you spend the money on the meds because it is guranteed safe and will work on scaleless and scaled fish alike.

if you still have questions of want more info, you can visit this website
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php

Answer 3

that would not sound like Ich. Ich is in many circumstances seen as a mess of white blobs on the fins, and in many circumstances the body of the fish. i don't think of you've some thing to be stricken about, see you later because the fish are lively and characteristic an excellent urge for nutrition. If the fish looses energy, receives sores of ulcers, turns into discolored, or turns into unusually disfigured, end feeding it and take it into the puppy shop the position to procure it from.

Answer 4

i wouldn't do anything until you see multiple white spots. If after a few days, it's still there, or has multiplied, then I'd get some medicine for Ich. It won't hurt to also to ask your local fish about what you found.

Answer 5

It might be Ich. Just purchase some "Ick Away" (it should be at any pet store and even Wal-Mart). If you don't have a charcole filter on your aquarium, I would consider getting one for the future. Make sure to read the directions for the medicine as well.

Answer 6

You may want to get some ick medicine from the pet store. I would separate that fish from the rest until he/she gets better. I would also get some aquarium salt...cichlids like a little salt.

-Chris

Answer 7

Have you tried putting him in a treatment bath ( a plastic non-porous container) with some marine snow, it might help. We did that for our brain coral, I don't know how it would work on a Cihlid.
Good luck, I would call a vet.( or animal hospital)

Answer 8

TRY MEDICAICE