MurfQ
Aquarium Advice Regular
My goldies are getting these little white spots just on their fins and tails. Three of the four have them. It started with just one, the sickliest of my fish who also has a large tumor, but is now on two of the others (to a lesser degree). What's really weird is everything I've read on ich says it has to be introduced into your tank from an outside source like a new fish or plant or tank water from another tank. But, up until I recently moved them to their new home with a couple of new plants (this was long after the appearance of the spots) they lived in a tank that had no new fish or plants or anything introduced into it for well over a year. I'm posting a couple of pics and would really appreciate it if someone more experienced could let me know if this is ich or something else and what I should do about it.
Also, while I'm here, you'll notice that flash (the mostly white one in the last pic) has a whitish looking spot in the middle of his eye. While this is somewhat exagerated here due to the reflection from the camera flash, it really does look white in his eyes unlike any of the other fish. It's been like this for a long time. In fact, I think I first noticed it quite a while back when I had serious ph problems in my tank and almost lost him (seriously I went so far as to attempt to net him once because I was sure he was dead). Is this whitish eye normal or is it something I should be concerned about?
Also, while I'm here, you'll notice that flash (the mostly white one in the last pic) has a whitish looking spot in the middle of his eye. While this is somewhat exagerated here due to the reflection from the camera flash, it really does look white in his eyes unlike any of the other fish. It's been like this for a long time. In fact, I think I first noticed it quite a while back when I had serious ph problems in my tank and almost lost him (seriously I went so far as to attempt to net him once because I was sure he was dead). Is this whitish eye normal or is it something I should be concerned about?