maspohno Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Hey everyone! I secured myself some picta guppies and planned to start a journal on them tomorrow. I came home tonight and as i fed them I white dots on one of my females. I took the best picture I could and attached it here. Any help/advice/confirmation would be appreciated! I've already set the heater to 80 for the time being. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted July 1 Administrators Share Posted July 1 I'd say most likely not ich. Not sure what it is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryWithAKatana Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Keep us updated if it gets worse or better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 That's not ich are the whites spots raised do they have a fuzzy appearance are they eating ok any rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy flashing spitting food sunken belly @maspohno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitecloud09 Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 Does not appear to be ich. But what is the behavior of the fish @maspohno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maspohno Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 After one night, the number of spots stayed the same and did not spread to any other fish or anywhere else on her body. @Colu @Whitecloud09 She's been pretty active at feeding time (this morning and last night) and does not show any sign of struggle (breathing and swimming normally) @Cory I'm picking up some API Aquarium Salt today to help boost the slime coat and provide some additional minerals to the water column for these guys. I remember in your recent live stream you mentioning the ratio for adding salt, but can't seem to remember if it was 1 table spoon per 10 gallons or 1 tea spoon per 10 gallons. If anyone can confirm that would be awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 1 Share Posted July 1 On 7/1/2024 at 1:55 PM, maspohno said: After one night, the number of spots stayed the same and did not spread to any other fish or anywhere else on her body. @Colu @Whitecloud09 She's been pretty active at feeding time (this morning and last night) and does not show any sign of struggle (breathing and swimming normally) @Cory I'm picking up some API Aquarium Salt today to help boost the slime coat and provide some additional minerals to the water column for these guys. I remember in your recent live stream you mentioning the ratio for adding salt, but can't seem to remember if it was 1 table spoon per 10 gallons or 1 tea spoon per 10 gallons. If anyone can confirm that would be awesome! Use a table spoon when dosing salt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted July 1 Administrators Share Posted July 1 @maspohno From what you've heard me say, I don't use aquarium salt, I use marine salt at 1 teaspoon per 20 gallons. It's mostly for the minerals that livebearers want. Aquarium salt is just salt which doesn't have the extra mienrals. The theory being improving the overall water quality, allows their bodies a better chance to deal with whatever is ailing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maspohno Posted July 1 Author Share Posted July 1 @Cory Ahhh okay thank you for confirming! I've spent a good amount of today reading up on aquarium salt treatment. Hopefully my val and dwarf sag will be okay. When I get home I plan to dose 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons and observe for a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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