ICH, I HOPE NOT! HELP!

[onah]

ok, i recently added some tetras i got from petsmart a couple of days ago. i have been doing 30-40% water changes every other day to try fixing the amonia spike i had. the fish seem fine, but i noticed that the larger of the 2 tetras is getting a little white spot on the fin, it wasnt there wheni bought him , but it started a couple of dayz ago. is htis ich? also i noticed that my largergourami has a red dot near its back fin, that wasnt there before either, but these dots look nothign alike, the BG looks like its has a wound in its a bit red it seems. well here are some bad pics, can anyone tell me what i should do, i was thinking of getting a small tank, and putting them aside for right now, but how small is 2 small? can i put them in a fish bowl for now?is that a worthy hospitable area? i read some hwre about salt baths? whats this? well get back to me, i dont know what to do and i am scared i am letting all my other fish come in contact with the BG and tetra.
u can hardly see it but its on the tail fin.

BG

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Ick would look like small salt grains on the fishes body. If it's bigger than a salt grain, then it may be a fungus or something else if it's just a single spec. Check him over real good. If you see more white specs, it's ick.

The red spot may be a parasite or an injury. If it's small, more than likely a parasite.

If you don't have a QT tank, get a large plastic container, and run an air bubbler in it, and change the water daily, since it won't be filtered. I'd do 50% water changes daily on it til you figure out what to do. Others in here should give more advice, as I've never done a salt bath myself.

 

[Guest]

you can also try raising the temp to around 82f to speed up the life cycle of ich. if you have it, you will know fairly quick.

 

[Guest]

fixing the amonia spike i had.

Why did you have a spike? The root of many fish problems can be found in your test kit.

I would hold off on the salt bath idea and try to find a more specific cause. If it is ich, heat is sufficient but you seem to have more issues.

#1, how long has your tank been running?

#2 Test all your basic parameters: amonia, nitrite, nitrate, PH Temp?

#3

added some tetras i got from petsmart a couple of days ago

How did you acclimate the new fish? QT. is essential and this may be a great example for the future.

 

[onah]

i am reffering to the first spike i had well cycling the tank, the tank has been on for about 2-3 wks. i am using a ap test kit, but when it had spiked the people at petco were testing the water.
i have been doing pwcs since the second day with fish, i have been recording all the tests , i do one before every change, and i tested my tap water to compare. the spot seemed to get progressivly smaller today, the gouramis is still the same though.
i acclimated them the way i did all the others, let the bag sit 15mins, open and add a bit from the tank evry 5 for 15 after that, then addd them with a net, and dispose of the water. so i quaritine both? and i dont have a pump right now can i still do it?

 

[petunia100]

If you decide it is ich, I believe the heat has to be at or just over 86 degrees. I've had to treat ich a couple of times and the heat method has worked for me every time.

 

[onah]

ok....

wel i have been doing a bunch of reading the past couple of dayz and realize that they arent showing the #2 symptom, no scratching, or flashing i think its called? they seem to be getting more spots but there is also stuff floating in the tank nothing moving though, i am still not a 100% though so if i notice one of them start then i am going to begin treatment, i currently do not run a heater, or own one for that matter so i am going to aquire that this weekedn hopefully. Thanx again guys...and girls....