3 dead platys in 6 days

[rlg123]

Hello everyone, I am new here so any help appreciated.

I bought 6 platys from Pets at Home last week and now 3 are dead.

When I was buying them the member of staff rejected one fish as he said it had "white spot". But on getting home it appears that 3 others had these white spots on them. See pictures.

Three are now dead. All were rigid when I removed them How do I stop the rest from dying?

 

[ImACoolguy]

Common case of ich....

Was the tank cycled?

Slowly raise (2degrees every 45-60 minutes) the temperature up to 86.
This will greatly speed up the life cycle of ich. It will look like its getting worse then it will go away. Do daily water changes and vacuuming. You vacuum because ich will free float till it finds a host. By vacuuming you are sucking it up and out of the tank.


Caleb

 

[coralbandit]

It is ich with what look likes a secondary "fin rot" issue.
Deal with ich and other issue may go away.
You need to kill ich if you even have 1 fish in the tank.
Many use heat or salt.
I'm a kordon rid ich plus guy(not the herbal).
You have ich in your tank so you now have to kill it!
Ich | The Skeptical Aquarist
Know the enemy!
Read the link!

 

[jlbfish]

I always fought ich with temps and salt. Followed this site. Good Luck!!!!

Understanding and Treating Ich or White Spot