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kitty163  Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003   | Sorry another whitespot thread, first time I have had it since doing fishkeeping for a year and a half, added whitespot med, and turned temp up, havent got any salt, is their anything else I can do. thanks. |
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bmcelfresh Hobbyist Posts: 77 Kudos: 81 Votes: 4 Registered: 14-Oct-2004  | By white spot, do you mean ich? If you have added the meds all you can do is follow the directions and wait. Make sure to do a water change per the medication instructions. Barb |
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| kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003 | Yes ich, sorry we call it whitespot, thanks. |
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Joe Potato    Fish Addict Kind of a Big Deal Posts: 869 Votes: 309 Registered: 09-Jan-2001   | Be sure to create more surface agitation, either by way of an airstone or a powerhead. The higher the temp of the water, the less dissolved oxygen in it, and the fish can actually die from it. It's known as "hypoxyia". Additionally, if you notice the fish begin to breathe heavily, turn the temp back a few degrees. Joe Potato  |
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SuperMummy! Mega Fish Posts: 1207 Kudos: 915 Votes: 30 Registered: 03-Jan-2003 | What temp have you turned the water up to? Which med did you buy? Test your nitrates, if they are above 10/20ppm it might be an idea to start treatment again - the higher the nitrates, the less effect the meds have as they first react with the nitrates in the water. Its suggested a good water change is made prior to treating to get the organic componds down. x |
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| kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003 | Turned temp up to 82 for now, did my tank maintanance the day before nitrates were 12.5 the first one on the tetra nitrate test kit. |
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garyroland   ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001 | Often, whitespot shows up after a water change... If that was the case, the temp of the new water was not an exact match to the tank water. I'd like to see 30c as a temp, Kitty. --garyroland. |
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| kitty163 Fish Addict Posts: 816 Kudos: 1032 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003 | Thanks everyone for your replies, will do gary. |
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