Quarantine Question

[tayedafishhobbist]

So I have my tank set up and I followed the recommendation that were shared on the sight. I'm on day 3 of the quarantine and now one of my guppies appear to be getting white spots on his fins. Should I add medication or wait until Sunday which will a full week. Also I have a fish with a weird looking fin and not sure what it is (sharing a picture)...please help.

[cavdad45]

treat it now.

[nabokovfan87]

On 6/1/2022 at 1:21 PM, tayedafishhobbist said:

Should I add medication or wait until Sunday which will a full week. Also I have a fish with a weird looking fin and not sure what it is (sharing a picture)...please help.

I see the "weird fin" but I'm not really sure what I'm looking at.  If you can provide a top view as well as a side view? 

If you have the fish with spots as well we can all take a look and see what it looks like. 

I am trying to understand the full question, basically for the "med trio" the treatment is different than if you're treating with meds.  (essentially, meds in the water for 7 days, then monitor).  I do not know the "best course of action" but my assumption is to review whatever the med directions are on the box, and to specifically follow those.  The fish may need a break to recover or something like a specific temperature if you're treating a specific disease like ich.

Once you added meds, have you added any salt or have you done any water changes?

@xXInkedPhoenixX  You were talking about your QT procedure in the other thread, how would you handle it?

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

@nabokovfan87- hmm unclear at this time. I think I need clarification. 

@tayedafishhobbist to clarify- when you say day 3- do you mean you're doing the med trio? If yes- IchX is part of the trio- that cures Ich- I would wait unless it gets worse. BUT I would like to see a picture of these spots if you could please- to better help. If the pics above are mr. funky fin- a couple different angle pics would help- and honestly if it just looks deformed and not an injury- I'd do nothing there- but again if you're treating with the trio- all bases should be covered. 

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

Actually I stand corrected- if we can see another pic and confirm it could be Ich this is what they recommend:

... you start the quarantine medication treatment, a few days later you may see obvious signs of an outbreak like ich (or white spot disease). Change 30% of the water, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the medication you need to use (e.g., Ich-X in this case). Once the ich is beaten, wait a couple of weeks with no medication to give the fish a break, and then follow up by treating with the other two quarantine medications (e.g., Maracyn and ParaCleanse) for 1 week as originally suggested.

I got it from https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-sick-aquarium-fish

I don't use the Med Trio so sometimes I have to refresh my memory! I got too much upstairs! 😄🙃

[tayedafishhobbist]

On 6/1/2022 at 6:37 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

Actually I stand corrected- if we can see another pic and confirm it could be Ich this is what they recommend:

... you start the quarantine medication treatment, a few days later you may see obvious signs of an outbreak like ich (or white spot disease). Change 30% of the water, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the medication you need to use (e.g., Ich-X in this case). Once the ich is beaten, wait a couple of weeks with no medication to give the fish a break, and then follow up by treating with the other two quarantine medications (e.g., Maracyn and ParaCleanse) for 1 week as originally suggested.

I got it from https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-sick-aquarium-fish

I don't use the Med Trio so sometimes I have to refresh my memory! I got too much upstairs! 😄🙃

So I should have let the fish sit in the tank for a few days before starting the quarantine medication treatment?

So also for clarification, I should start the process over but only treat for ich then wait?

So here is another shot of Ms. Funky Fin - When I first got her and put her in the think this was not here. It look like a regular fin that would moving properly. I think she may have got into it with another fish.

Here is the fish that I believe has ich.

Edited June 1, 2022 by tayedafishhobbist

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

Thank you!

That's definitely Ich- follow the instructions I posted above- 30% water change and follow the manufacture instructions for ICH X only for now. 

I can't really tell what your fin guy is all about- still leaning more towards deformity @Guppysnail? @Guppyguy? Any of our guppy people see the fin issue before?

[nabokovfan87]

Yeah, definitely ich! 😕 It's going to require some temp to get the Ich to progress in lifecycle and then hatch out in the substrate/be killed by the meds.
 

 

[tayedafishhobbist]

On 6/1/2022 at 7:36 PM, nabokovfan87 said:

Yeah, definitely ich! 😕 It's going to require some temp to get the Ich to progress in lifecycle and then hatch out in the substrate/be killed by the meds.
 

 

Definitely just rewatched this video.

Glad that I don't have any substrate in the quarantine tank and hopefully I can get the ich cleared up in the next few days.

On 6/1/2022 at 7:13 PM, xXInkedPhoenixX said:

Thank you!

That's definitely Ich- follow the instructions I posted above- 30% water change and follow the manufacture instructions for ICH X only for now. 

I can't really tell what your fin guy is all about- still leaning more towards deformity @Guppysnail? @Guppyguy? Any of our guppy people see the fin issue before?

Thank you for pointing that out! I there is a wound near the tail of the guppy, still thinking its because of a fight lol

[xXInkedPhoenixX]

Ah, sometimes it's hard to tell with pictures. Wounds on tails and fins aren't uncommon- especially in guppies who constantly chase each other- I'd just keep an eye on it, keep the water clean while you're treating the tank for Ich. Watch for things like further fin damage or fuzzy looking wounds- that's when you might have to treat them for something. 

...a lot of the time that kind of thing can clear up on its own- if that's what it is! 🙂 

Edited June 2, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX

[Guppysnail]

That looks like an injury with swollen connective tissue. As long as no redness or open sores it may heal on its own. Poor thing it happens sometimes no matter how well we do by them. 

[tayedafishhobbist]

On 6/1/2022 at 8:42 PM, Guppysnail said:

That looks like an injury with swollen connective tissue. As long as no redness or open sores it may heal on its own. Poor thing it happens sometimes no matter how well we do by them. 

It ended up passing away 😞

[Guppysnail]

On 6/1/2022 at 8:56 PM, tayedafishhobbist said:

It ended up passing away 😞

I am so sorry for your loss. I know it’s hard. 

[tayedafishhobbist]

Update on the ich guppy -- looks a lot better after about 15 hours. Will do another water change tonight and add more meds.