I have a Tropical Fish tank. I have 2 Tiger Barbs, 2 Gourami's, and A Tri-Color Shark in the tank. Yesterday my catfish suddenly died and I noticed some whit spots on him when I took him out of the tank. Before he died he was swimming up near the top of the tank and kept falling to the bottom. Today I noticed that my Shark was acting similar the way the catfish acted before he died, and I also seen the little white dots on the shark. The other fish are fine, for now. The PH and ammonia levels of the tank are fine. What could be the problem?
2007-07-27 14:30:11 · 6 answers · asked by Mastro 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You have a case of ich in your tank. Ich is a parasite in your aquarium. To dispel some common myths it is not caused by poor water quality or low temperatures, or ammonia, or dirty filters or anything else like that. It does not lurk around in a tank waiting to attack fish, it does not only attack weakened fish, it is not airborne. None of that is true. It is caused by a specific parasite and must be introduced into the tank. This usually happens when you bring in new fish from an infected tank. The best treatments for ick in a tropical aquariums is:
Change a large portion of the water, about 50-60% while cleaning the gravel very well.
Clean the filter and change all the media but leave out the carbon.
Add 1 tablespoon of salt per gallon of the tank.
Raise the temperature to 88-90 F. Raise it slowly, about 1 degree per hour. You may need to add an air stone or two depending on the type of fish and how heavily the tank is stocked. Treat for at least 7 days after you see the last white spots on any of the fish. After the treatment return the tank temperature to normal.
OR
Use a good ick medication as directed on the bottle. Try to find a medication that used Malachite Green as the active ingredient. (CAUTION: Malachite Green is a known carcinogen. Be careful not to get it on your skin!) Quick Cure is a good choice.
Change 25% or more of the water daily being sure to clean the gravel as you do so.
Continue the treatment for at least 7 days after you see the last white spots on any of the fish. After the treatment, return the carbon to your filter.
This will work and will remove the ich from your tank.
MM
2007-07-27 14:34:20 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I think your fish have ick or ich, or white spot disease you can look on google for more information on the description. I suggest you go ASAP to the nearest pet store to you and ask someone about the BEST medication they have for ick because your fish have it (make sure if you have scaleless fish tell them that too). Raise your tanks temperature to about 80-82 degrees which will make the lifecycle faster so they die quicker. And yes since you see if on other fish treat your whole tank. I wish you luck google always works on info try it out, and remember PetStore ASAP or if you already have medication use it up babe. :]
2007-07-27 21:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hard to advise with just a verbal discription. It might be a fugal infection ....... you can get a treatment from your aquarium for "White Spot" but your best bet is to call and talk to the staff first. You can take a water sample to them in a clean plastic container and they can check to see if it's something other than Ph or Ammonia.
2007-07-27 21:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by red260z 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is called icke,it can easaly be cured,go to your pet store and ask for a bottle of icke away.it works really well.and its not exspencive.good luck.
2007-07-27 21:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
your fish sounds like it has ich here is a good site that should answer all of your questions. http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php
2007-07-27 21:36:13 · answer #5 · answered by craig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first white is not spelled whit . the shark is going to die ....soon
2007-07-27 21:37:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋