my goldfish have got whitespot, treated with waterlife protozin, still have spots after treatment 6 what now?

Answer 1

If by white spot you are refering to ich, then I would suggest you change medicaitons at this point. My personal favorite is Quick Cure, but anything with Malachite Green and Forlamin as active ingredients is very good. Increasing the temperature of the tank to 85F + will also speed treatment and help greatly. Treat the fish for 2 weeks or for 7 days after you see the last white spot on any fish in the tank.

Yes, goldfish can handle this temperature long enough to treat the ich, just increase it slowly and allow it to slowly drop again after the treatment.

MM

Answer 2

Try using your protazin everyday as it breaks down in the water, make sure you have no carbon in your filter as that removes the treatment. Could be you have a resistant form of whitespot if protazin every day for 5 days doesnt work switch to King British WS3 £3.99 for 50ml this can also be used everyday if need be, but does say every 48hours on packaging. If spots are just on gill covers then stop treatment as fish are boy fish and thats all, if spots all over then continue treatment... if possible raise temperature if using protazin every day doesnt work, raising the temperature speeds up the life cycle of whitespot and the only way the chemicals can cure it is once the parasite comes off the fish to multiply! as the fishes slime protects the shitespot from the chemicals. adding salt encourages the whitespot to come off the fish. methylene blue is good used correctly but it can kill beneficial filter bacteris so if you decide to use that then make sure you read instructions carefully...

Answer 3

Are you sure it is white spot? If so and you have been treating your goldfish, change medication. Usually it will take or can take up to 21 days to rid a tank of ich. Do not give up hope.

If you have seen no improvement I would change medications. KickIch is a good medication however very expensive.

DO NOT raise your temperatures or add salt to your goldfish. This will not only add to the problem it will stress out your fish further. Salt should not be added to goldfish at all. This creates more problems than they fix.

Be sure to remove the carbon from the filter during the treatment process and allow the medication to do the rest.

Sorry to hear about your fish and good luck with the new meds.

Answer 4

Try this. Heat the tank to 83 degrees. Add a tablespoon of salt per gallon. Leave them in this 3% salt solution for two weeks. Replace salt with water changes at this time.
Before you start this you must make sure the water perameters are correct. Do a 75% water change and then heat and salt. Replace the carbon in the filter. Then replace the carbon again after the next water change as you need to get rid of all that medicine. I think its the wrong thing for what you are treating anyway. Salt works on everything except flukes and that isn't what it sounds like you have. It sounds like ick. Salt has always worked better, even compared to meds designed for ick in my experience. But it does require perfect water conditions. Ammonia or nitrite present in the tank causes stress and illness, if its there they can't ever get better. When the 2 weeks are up lower the temp no more than 2 degrees per day until you get it back down to 77 or 78, and leave it there. ALthough goldfish are "coldwater" fish doesn't mean they thrive in coldwater. It only means they can handle cooler water temps if they have to. I keep my goldies at 78 degrees year round. Most pros will tell you the same thing. A constant temperature reduces stress, and one that fluctuates even 4 or 5 degrees daily can stress a fish to the point of being ill eventually.
No more meds or you're going to tox-out your fish. The meds can kill them and they will definately kill your filter bacteria. Salt won't do either of these things. Don't expect Petco to tell you this, as salt is cheaper than meds and new fish because you killed the other ones trying to heal them,
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Answer 5

Waterlife Protozin

Answer 6

I also rate aqaurium salt as a good treatment for white spot. It's worked for my fish everytime i've had to use it.It's cheap too, about £2 for a large carton, just follow the instructions on the box.

Answer 7

Where are the white spots located? If they are on his gill plates he is a male fish, if the white spots are all over his body it is ick and you need to treat accordingly.Methalin Blue will fix that remove your charcoal filter though, as it neutralizes the medications you put in there.

Answer 8

when my fish ahve whitespots give them goldfish water safe medication it treats them after 3 times

Answer 9

if possible remove the carbon cuz that could be soaking up the medication
and treat about three times
and give 2 to 3 weeks
for your fish to get back to normal

Answer 10

Protozin