Randomflutterby Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Hi all, newbie here. Just lost a green tiger barb to what I think is ich, but I'm not sure. None of the other 7 barbs appear to have any spots as of now. I started treating with ich x yesterday. Just got these fish yesterday. The one that died was swimming a little weird, and then has just progressively gotten worse. Water parameters are good ( even had them double checked at a local fish store. 0 ammonia , 0 nitrites, about 10ppm nitrates when I tested. Does it look like ich? Should I just continue treating and watch for symptoms in the other fish? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Some of the spots look I little bigger than your usually see with ich it could be Epistylis he's how you tell Tell the two apart if it is Epistylis you want to treat with kanaplex in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Do I need to treat the other fish? Or should I wait and see if they get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 8:24 AM, Randomflutterby said: Do I need to treat the other fish? Or should I wait and see if they get it? If it's ich, you'd be treating the tank and not just the fish. It uses the substrate as a means of it's lifecycle. I don't know about the other one, maybe @Colua can confirm on that one. I had green tigers with ich and it looked pretty similar. Do you see any white spots on their fins themselves or just the body? I'm seeing it on the fins pretty much exactly what I saw with ich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Mostly on the body, but Maybe a few on the fins. The other 7 barbs are still looking good. I'm going to continue to treat for ich just in case I think. Not sure if I should start the food or not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 10:01 AM, Randomflutterby said: I'm going to continue to treat for ich just in case I think. Not sure if I should start the food or not though. With ich you'd still want to do the food as well. Essentially the ich falls off and then you have wounds and that can lead to secondary infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 That makes sense. That fish did die though and the others don't show any spots that I can see ( though it is hard because they dart around so much lol). Just don't want to stress them more with more meds if I don't have to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 I totally understand that. Keep an eye out. What temp is your tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 80 at the moment. Was at 78, bumped it a little 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 If your not seeing any spots I would stop treating and monitor them closely if the spots return then I would treat with ick and kanaplex in food to cover all bases Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 There might be one spot on one of them now, it's hard to see. I've also noticed some white poop now .I think from the same fish. I'm continuing the ich x.. Should I treat with the kanaplex as you suggested @Colu? Or should I do a parasite treatment? I don't want to stress them to much or freak out and over medicate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 If the spots are going I would keep treating with ick x for a couple of days after you see the last spots white poop doesn't always mean your fish have parasites it can poop with no food in it just mucus it you have notice your fish rubbing on objects in the tank rapid breathing hanging near the surface then I would do a course of paracleanse in food its more effective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 Got a decent picture of the spot. It's been there a few days, but I haven't seen any more. It looks a little raised to me, but I dunno. Right by the black strip@Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 It's difficult to tell if it raised of your picture I would treat for ich for a couple more days if it doesn't go away then more than likely its not ich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 He's now starting to swim weird and not eating. Should I treat the tank with an antibiotic since he won't eat? Or should I get him out and set up a hospital tank? Medicated food doesn't seem useful if he won't eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomflutterby Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 More on the saga of my tiger barbs😂. That one fish is fine now(no idea what changed🤷♀️). But I did notice this discoloration on two of the green tiger barbs that the other one doesn't have. Think it's anything to worry about? Internet searches say columnaris... Both fish are eating fine. One might be having swim bladder issues, but hard to really tell. All the fish in my team are still flashing on occasion so I'm continuing the ich x for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) Possible bacteria it difficult to tell if there eating I would do a course of kanaplex in food as your still using ick x to treat the tank @Randomflutterbythat should deal with any bacteria infection Edited July 22, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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