SKAVENCLOWNLOACH Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 (edited) I posted here a couple of days ago that I thought my fish had ich but now after more research im confident it is epistylis (the pic I posted) , because the white dots are different sizes and not flat to the body. I already started treating for ich but reading online it does say ich treatments do not work for epistylis. should I stop ich treatment do water change and treat with something else? I only have access to seachem, tropical ,tetra and aquasafe products any advice appreciated! edit: in the tank is 3 bristlenose (all have the white spots) endlers (no spots but clamped fins on some) neo shrimp (all good) wayer parameters Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10 ph 7.8 Edited November 16, 2021 by SKAVENCLOWNLOACH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Epistylis feeds off the bacterial on your fish That why recommended treatment for epistylis is kanaplex in food you can use ick x or seachems paragraud with kanaplex when using kanaplex in food to cover all bases  1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) How did this turn out for you @SKAVENCLOWNLOACH? I know this is an old post, but my pleco is showing very similar spots and I'm about to start treatment after a water change tonight. @Colu do these kinds of spots look like epistylis for you? I figure I can do an active ich treatment while I'm feeding kanaplex in food. Edited May 7, 2022 by laritheloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 As their more raised instead of flat against the body would lead me to suspect Epistylis @laritheloud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) On 5/7/2022 at 7:50 PM, Colu said: As their more raised instead of flat against the body would lead me to suspect Epistylis @laritheloud Tomorrow is fast day. I put Ich-X in the water and I'll change the water again tomorrow and add another round of Ich-X. I have medicated feed prepared (Kanaplex in Repashy + medicated flakes). Fingers crossed! EDIT: I also added a powerhead and increased the aeration/flow. Edited May 7, 2022 by laritheloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 12:55 AM, laritheloud said: Tomorrow is fast day. I put Ich-X in the water and I'll change the water again tomorrow and add another round of Ich-X. I have medicated feed prepared (Kanaplex in Repashy + medicated flakes). Fingers crossed! EDIT: I also added a powerhead and increased the aeration/flow. Hopefully that will sort him out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 7:58 PM, Colu said: Hopefully that will sort him out Whatever it is, I caught it very early. He doesn't have many spots on him but it's enough that I see some that weren't there a week ago. No one is acting sick. I'm trying to stay calm because I have everything I need to treat this. ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) Epistylis when caught early has a very high recovery rate I think he will make a full recovery just a word of caution when making medicated repashy kanaplex isn't heat resistant medication so it best to mix the kanaplex in as the repashy start get more thicker consistency @laritheloud Edited May 8, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 8:04 PM, Colu said: Epistylis when caught early has a very high recovery rate I think he will make a full recovery just a word of caution when making medicated repashy kanaplex isn't heat resistant medication so it best to mix the kanaplex in as the repashy start get more thicker consistency @laritheloud Thank you! I'll make sure it's tepid first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 So this is super embarrassing, @Colu, but the small spots that I saw yesterday have shrunk and nearly disappeared. I'm now in a position where I'm not sure if the Ich X did it or if it was nothing (just stress/nipping), and can't decide whether I should continue with Ich X daily changes or just step back and observe. 🥲 I wish I wasn't so prone to panicking! But the more I think about it, the more I realize that with the addition of the electric blue acara the pleco has had more competition for food and I've seen the acara giving him some warning charges. Maybe the spots were from that? There were only about 5 or 6 on his body, if that, and they have noticeably shrunk, no spreading, no sick behavior. I did not start any antibiotics yet. I can also keep the flow higher in the tank and leave the powerhead in. The gouramis aren't getting blown around; they just hang around the far end of the tank when they want a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) I would just monitor for now if the spots start to reoccur than I would start to treat again @laritheloud Edited May 8, 2022 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 On 5/8/2022 at 5:50 PM, Colu said: I would just monitor for now if the spots start to reoccur than I would start to treat again @laritheloud I did an extra water change and treatment today just to be sure. Now I'll just monitor, no antibiotics. Thanks, Colu. Can't believe I let myself fall into panic traps, lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandSea Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Laritheloud, did the spots go away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 8:18 AM, SandSea said: Laritheloud, did the spots go away? All on their own, yes. It might have been stress spots or lymphocystis. Definitely wasn't ich OR epistylis! Who knows what it was.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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