Marc Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) Hi, I've been treating my 29g tank for ich, I noticed white spots on a few fish last weekend. I've been treating the tank for 5 days changing water and adding ich -x each day. The tank has 3 yoyo loaches, a gourami, 2 clown plecos, 2 bolivian rams, a few leopard danios and a bunch of swordtails and endlers. I only saw the disease on a few female endlers and maybe a swordtail or two. Only two female endlers still show signs of ich, pretty thin too. They don't seem to be improving. Water parameters are fine with nitrates around 20, ph 7.4, no nitrites or ammonia, and temperature at 79 degrees. I have not added salt. Should I keep treating or remove them from the tank? I am afraid their immune systems may be too weak to recover, but I can keep trying. Any ideas if it may be something else that looks like ich, white spots all over the body? Edited March 14, 2021 by Marc water parameters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Would you be able to post a picture. That would help in identification. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 Here are a couple of pictures and a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) I would treat them in the main tank some of your fish will be infected and not showing symptoms yet Edited March 15, 2021 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garren Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Looks like ICH and it sometimes can be very stubborn. But you want to treat until the last signs are gone and then at least one day after the signs are gone. I did two days just to be safe when I had it. As @Colusaid...treat the whole tank as it is not just on the fish. The cysts are in the substrate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LudwigiaLarry Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 If your fish can handle a higher temperature (hard with bolivian rams) you could try increasing it to try to speed up the parasite life cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 I set it to 80-81, I think that's the highest I should go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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