White spots, Ich or fungus?

[NYYFan19801]

So my tiger barb recently developed white spots on his fins and around his eyes (see pic). I can't tell what it is and if it is Ich, what's the best way to treat it in a planted tank where raising the temp much about 80 isn't really possible. Thanks!

 

[BigJim]

I've used this without raising the temperature: PETCO.com - Wardley Wellness Ick Out Sensitive customer reviews - product reviews - read top consumer ratings

My plants didn't seem to mind.

 

[dkpate]

The tail looks like ich, but the dorsal fins look like fungus. My harlequin rasboras had the same thing on their dorsals (2 different batches) and turning up the heat is only going to make the fungus worse. I used a combo of Melafix and Pimafix, and they healed up in about 5 days. I would get Ick-Attack for the ich. All of those meds are all natural, and won't harm anything in your tank.

 

[NYYFan19801]

Thanks guys, I'll give those a shot. Should I put carbon back in my filter afterwards to remove the meds? Currently I'm not running carbon.

 

[dkpate]

Yes, replace carbon when you are done dosing.

 

[NYYFan19801]

Bought some Pimafix, Metafix, and Ick Guard, all the spots on my tiger disappeared overnight! Over course I'm going to finish the treatment, but so far everything looks good so I'm happy.

 

[dkpate]

Awesome!!! Yes, make SURE you do the full treatment, ich can only be killed in it's free swimming stage.

Make sure you use the full 7 days of Mela/Pima too. With the last rasboras I had to go 10 days.