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	are white spots deadly?
DROWZY Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jun-2004	i had around 6 cichlids. then i bought 2 new ones. however, they all died except for one of the 6 original cichlids. I noticed a white spot on its fin. Could this disease have been the cause of the death of the other 7 cichlids i had?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Babe Small Fry Posts: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 06-Jul-2004	If it's like grains of salt it's most likely ich/ick. This can cause death if let untreated. It usually comes with temperature changes. [span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-07-10 21:59][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Get some quick cure, or Rid-Ick, and follow the directions to the letter. What's your tank temp right now ? The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DROWZY Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jun-2004	My temperature is at 80 degrees. I'm not sure if the disease is ick though because my fish only has one white spot on its fins
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Keep a close eye on your fish spot.. Youre right, wouldn't dose for one spot in case it's not ick. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DROWZY Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 1 Votes: 0 Registered: 20-Jun-2004	The only reason I believe it's ick is because the other fishes that died, I could tell they were going to die and I saw ick on them. Half of them died with white spots, the other showed symptoms of a disease because they kept coming to the surface of the water for air. However, there is one fish left, and i believe that it is the carrier of both because it is the only one still alive.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
guppylove1985 Fish Addict Posts: 537 Kudos: 709 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Nov-2003	the ick is actually in your water right now. If fish in the tank had ick previously, even if they die, the ick is still there and you still need to treat the tank. Ick has a life cycle, it goes from egg to parasite to free swimming, I don't know the exact order, but what I'm getting at is that even if you don't see any spots on the fish now, the ick is lurking, and will lurk until you kill it! Hope that helps
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
DaMossMan Fish Guru Piranha Bait Posts: 2511 Kudos: 2117 Votes: 359 Registered: 16-Nov-2003	Med the tank soon as possible, note when the last spot is gone. (do not stop meds at this point) After the last spot is gone, clean the tank interior, the inner glass, the decor, then a shallow gravel vac. This will help get rid of icks in their free-swimming stage. Continue to med the tank for 7 days after the last spot is visible. The Amazon Nut...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
garyroland ---Prime Fish--- Posts: 7878 Kudos: 4010 Votes: 103 Registered: 31-Dec-2001	Advanced ich produces a complete fungus covering over the fish which ultimately kills the fish... --garyroland.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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