WhiteShadow Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Hello all I have not seen this before and need help before it kills my fish. I thought it was Ick but it has not responded to IchX, been treating for 5+ days. I also added maracyn to the water thinking it was bacterial, it has been two days on maracyn no improvement. Have any of you seen this before and can tell me how to get rid of it. It is only on my electric Blue Acaras. I tried to get the best picture I could, it is alot of tiny white dots on fins of fish. I do not see any of this on my tiger barbs or bristle nose plecos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Is is just this fish that has it? how have they been acting, have they been eating? swimming around? what are your water parameters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 There are three Electric Blue Acara that have it some worse than others. PARAMETERS: NH3/NH4= maybe .5 had to tell with test strips, have new master test kit on its way. NO2=0 NO3=20ppm They have been acting normal and eating normally as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 ichX does not kill adult ich which is the white spots you see. It stops reproduction and kills the free swimming parasites. The adults will reach the end of their lifecycle and fall off eventually. Are your Acara's exhibiting stress behaviors? ie: darting, scraping, "flashing" If not I would just be patient 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 I have to say, that still looks like Ich. I agree with @Biotope Biologist. Do the specks change arrangement every few days? like new ones appear and old ones go away? Ich spends part of its life in your substrate, and the only time you can kill it is when it is between the substrate and the fish. If you are not already, gravel vaccing daily can shorten the amount of time you have to treat. So can increasing your tank's temp, which speeds up the protazoa's live cycle, but this is a lot like a human headlice outbreak, persistance and diligence are the key. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 They seem to be acting normal. Should i keep doing partial water changes and adding more ichx every day? I have about five days worth in the tank already. How much is too much? I don't think that the spots are changing everyday. I am not seeing any other white spots on any other fish in the tank, isn't that weird that ich hasn't found any of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 16 minutes ago, WhiteShadow said: They seem to be acting normal. Should i keep doing partial water changes and adding more ichx every day? I have about five days worth in the tank already. How much is too much? I don't think that the spots are changing everyday. I am not seeing any other white spots on any other fish in the tank, isn't that weird that ich hasn't found any of them? There is no such thing as too much over time--the ichX breaks down within 24h, it does not build up. Sort of like taking atibiotics, you want to keep taking it until the disease is totally gone. It isn't really weird--the ichX is doing its job, stopping new infections, and the other fish may have better, less stressed immune systems if they were in the tank a while already. The spots on your EBAs should start decreasing slowly soon, as the remaining ich completes it's life cycle. Keep treating and come back in a week if there is still no change or if things get worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 When my tank got ich, I treated for 12 days to make sure I got everything. The white spots do take time to heal up. Don’t worry! The ich-x is doing its job. What’s the temperature of your tank? At lower temps the ich’s life cycle moves more slowly so you may have to treat for even longer. My tank was at 80 degrees F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 I did not know it breaks down like that. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 I have my tank at 81 degrees but it looks like the white spots are even worse than they were before. I see alot on its body when it turns in the water when his side is facing me they are hard to see due to his coloration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I would recommend using IchX for at least 12 days in a row. Follow the instructions on the bottle just like you were doing before. It can definitely start to look worse before it gets better, since ichX will only kill the parasite at a certain stage of its life cycle. Hang in there!! Rooting for your fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteShadow Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Well I am saddened to report that I lost the battle against ich/velvet. It took all three of my EBA. I tried everything I could think of nothing seemed to help, ichx and cupramine had no effect. They fought a brave fight and tried as hard as I did to beat it, but in the end it was just too much. RIP EBAs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I’m so sorry @WhiteShadow. Ich can move so fast. When I treated my tank I was only able to save half the affected fish. You did your absolute best by them. Are your tiger barbs and plecos okay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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