Is it ich?

[9ujy]

K so iv had these fish for about three months now and two of them have these white looking things on their sides,btw they are both platys...they are not itching against anything.is it ich or just they're natural fins?

 

[Cichildlife]

Do you have pics?

 

[9ujy]

They are all hiding and I have a really bad camera sorry.how many treatments does it take with the tablets usually

 

[9ujy]

And also..try not to kill me for this but I haven't changed the water in a month..is that part of the problem?

 

[Cichildlife]

Probably is a small part

 

[9ujy]

So how many treatments usually until it's cured

 

[tarpon]

Ich isn't really a white looking thing. Its a buncha white spots. Like salt. Google images it to compare.

 

[9ujy]

It looks like shiny crystals

 

[daileene]

what is your water parameters?

 

[9ujy]

0 ammonia and like 7.2 ph

 

[9ujy]

I bumped up the ph a lot like a week ago cause it was low.can this help cause ice?

 

[9ujy]

I mean can this cause ick

 

[daileene]

Okay...the reason I asked is because, I was wondering if your ammonia was high enough to give your fish some infections when the water was not changed for a month. It could be possible.

 

[9ujy]

Ok I no bad pic but it's all I could get...those little crystals.it's a lot more like crystals in person..could that be ick?

 

[tarpon]

I can't tell. But you don't need to do anything with your ph. Your fish will adjust to it. Adding any additives or anything to change it can make it swing which is bad for fish.

 

[Cichildlife]

Ick manly starts at the lips, tail and eyes then cover the body, with your pics its hard to tell sorry

 

[9ujy]

But any white. Crystaly things on the side is bad correct?I mean are some fish made that way?

 

[Cichildlife]

Well some fish have patterns on them, dolmation mollies for example, all i can advise is to watch and see if it gets worse

 

[tarpon]

Yeah I can't tell at all

 

[9ujy]

Sry bout that..ok well I just did a 35% water change...added one tablespoon of salt and that ick medicines been in there for a couple hours...i guess now just wait...