I keep a a trio of guppies (2 females and 1 male) in a 10 gallon tank. Recently I noticed all of them rubbing against the gravel at the bottom of the tank but decided to wait before acting, one of the females also developed white spots on her fins and body, so I segregated her and began treating for Ich. Neither of the other two have developed any white spots, though both are swimming very rapidily from time to time. Both females appear to be pregnant although the one in segregation is at very early stages. As I haven't got any Java moss or hiding places in the tank, would it be safe to move the other pregnant female, who by now is very squared and has a large and dark gravid spot into segregation? Also it's been 3 days since the other female began showing white spots, if none of the other fish have yet are they free of ich? And is the tank clear if I moved the female as soon as I seen the white spots? Any help would be hugely appreciated.
2007-06-10 09:55:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
If she has white spot in 10gallons then i would suggest the other 2 fish have and would think treating them all together is a better bet. Higher the temp to 86f add a proprietary treatment as instructed and then wait the required length of time, you may want to do the same with the other tank as that may also be contaminated as the white spot will be in the gravel by now.
If you loose this brood then you'll get the next or the one after that however, where are you going to keep these baby's? as they will not stay fry for long and you will be needing extra capacity as 10gall is not sufficient for more than say 5 or 6 fish.
AJ
2007-06-10 10:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by andyjh_uk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Raise the temperature to 80 degrees over a 12-24 hour timer period and add salt, and then keep adding salt. If you have to, temporarily make the tank marine or near marine. Continue the high temperature & high salt for 2 weeks minimum to avoid reintroducing ich by not killing them all off at once. Ich can come into tanks with plants, decor, and on other fish. They often come as 'cysts' that allow them to survive through medication, most freshwater species will not survive in very high temperatures or with high salt content, however stopping treatment early can prompt them to adapt and there are some very hard to kill strains of ich that can survive in full marine environments from freshwater, survive in 90 degree temperatures, and survive medication.
2016-05-17 03:47:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put both of them into separate breeders and use the ick/ich medication on both of them. Use it for the male just in case the parasites are on him.
~ZTM
2007-06-10 09:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by ZooTycoonMaster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tank and all the fish should be treated for ich. If you don't want to use medication, u can use Aquari-sol..(works for all sorts of diseases in your tank)
2007-06-10 10:45:27 · answer #4 · answered by dragonlady64 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reccomend the the tablets that dissolve in the water my fish had ick too and it took it right out of them.
2007-06-10 10:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋