ich?

CarterNichols · 02-28-2008, 07:47 AM

little white spots which almost look like tiny bubbles are appearing on the back fins of my mollies and tetras however none of the fish have died and are all still very active. so is this still ich?

emc7 · 02-28-2008, 09:45 AM

Pics would help. Ich looks like grains of salt. It could be ich, healthy fish can take awhile to succumb. Look at the pics on the disease sites.

CarterNichols · 02-28-2008, 11:12 AM

i took one of my mollies to the LFS and sure enough it is ich so i bought some medication that they use, we'll see how it goes and i'll give updates

emc7 · 02-28-2008, 12:34 PM

Good luck. Make sure your heater is working.

CarterNichols · 02-29-2008, 12:50 PM

after two treatments of "quickcure" the ich has greatly reduced to maybe one spot on two of the fish, the bottle claims it works in two days so i guess it wasn't lying... we'll see how they hold up over the next week or so.

emc7 · 02-29-2008, 04:03 PM

Quickcure is an effective med. But I doubt that ich can cured in less than 10 days. It has a life-cycle and usually only one stage is vulnerable to meds. I would treat as directed, then do a very large water change and treat again.

CarterNichols · 02-29-2008, 10:55 PM

i think i caught it early, the fish like i said showed no signs of ailment... i did a 50% water change tonight, i'll treat it again tomorrow and so on just to be safe.

CarterNichols · 02-29-2008, 11:01 PM

whoops, didn't mean to post that

SpockThePuffer · 02-29-2008, 11:07 PM

Make sure you vacuum the gravel really well during the water changes as thats where they will hang out.

CarterNichols · 02-29-2008, 11:21 PM

don't have a vacuum, and don't feel like getting one, it isn't a big tank... i think i may just get a few snails to help clean...

02-28-2008, 07:47 AM	#1
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	ich? little white spots which almost look like tiny bubbles are appearing on the back fins of my mollies and tetras however none of the fish have died and are all still very active. so is this still ich?

02-29-2008, 11:01 PM	#8
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	whoops, didn't mean to post that Last edited by CarterNichols; 02-29-2008 at 11:04 PM.

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02-28-2008, 09:45 AM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,242	Pics would help. Ich looks like grains of salt. It could be ich, healthy fish can take awhile to succumb. Look at the pics on the disease sites.

02-28-2008, 11:12 AM	#3
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	i took one of my mollies to the LFS and sure enough it is ich so i bought some medication that they use, we'll see how it goes and i'll give updates

02-28-2008, 12:34 PM	#4
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,242	Good luck. Make sure your heater is working.

02-29-2008, 12:50 PM	#5
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	after two treatments of "quickcure" the ich has greatly reduced to maybe one spot on two of the fish, the bottle claims it works in two days so i guess it wasn't lying... we'll see how they hold up over the next week or so.

02-29-2008, 04:03 PM	#6
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,242	Quickcure is an effective med. But I doubt that ich can cured in less than 10 days. It has a life-cycle and usually only one stage is vulnerable to meds. I would treat as directed, then do a very large water change and treat again.

02-29-2008, 10:55 PM	#7
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	i think i caught it early, the fish like i said showed no signs of ailment... i did a 50% water change tonight, i'll treat it again tomorrow and so on just to be safe.

02-29-2008, 11:07 PM	#9
SpockThePuffer Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 13	Make sure you vacuum the gravel really well during the water changes as thats where they will hang out.

02-29-2008, 11:21 PM	#10
CarterNichols Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 18 Posts: 109	don't have a vacuum, and don't feel like getting one, it isn't a big tank... i think i may just get a few snails to help clean...

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