AaronW
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Noticed the minnows I bought are rubbing on the sand substrate. Is it ich? I'm not sure. I noticed one had little white dots on him. So I euthanized him. Are the rest infected?
Could it be ich?
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Aqualady40
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When you say "euthanized him" you killed him?
Wiggles24
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There was no need to euthanize that fish. What you are describing is probably Ich yes now the others will probably get it and its probably in your water, Ich is very common in fishkeeping, however it is also fairy easy to treat. Turn the heat up to 86 leave it there for at least a week after all the spots are gone I also would add aquarium salt to help prevent against a secondary infection.
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AaronW
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Geronica said:
Yes he looked awful. Fin rot and swollen red gills. He could hardly swim. He was starting to float
Wiggles24
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Ok sorry if it was that bad it was probably too far gone begin treatment ASAP to save your other fish
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AaronW
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Wiggles24 said:
Yeah I felt bad. But I turned my heater to 86. Gonna leave it for a week. Hopefully it clears up. Im noticing some on another fish. We'll see how it goes.
Aqualady40
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Sorry....good luck
shellieca
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AaronW said:
It can take 2-3 wks for it go away & it'll look a lot worse before improving. You'll want to leave the heat up for at least a week after the last spot is seen. You may also want to add an air stone or something because the heat will effect the oxygen in the tank.
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AaronW
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Thanks. Most likely gonna get an air stone. Thanks for the advice!
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AaronW
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Never using minnows for fish in cycling again!
shellieca
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AaronW said:
LOL. It could've been on any fish you purchased yours just happened to be minnows.
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AaronW
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Lol I guess I'm just being impatient. Just so stoked on my new tank. The minnows are interesting though.
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