I have a sunburst hi-fin platy and i think he has ick. I am not sure if he does, because im a new fish carer.
I am really trying to take a picture of him but i cannot because he moves so fast and moves so much.
Tank conditions:
-1 male platy
-2 ghost shrimps
-2 very young java fern
-3 fake short plants
-10g
-filtered:cycled
-water parameters: ph=7.2, ammonia&nitrite=0, nitrate=1.2 (chemical test kits used ~not strips test)
-80f heated
Platy condition:
-slim (not fat or skinny)
-active
- i only saw him like play with a rock i provided in there, he attacked it, summersaulted back, then attacked again (repeated 3 times) maybe he's playing or scratching himself? He only did this once and i think he got itch abouut 3 days ago.
-I got him for a week now
-fed him flakes 2 times a day
About the itch (of what i think it is):
-whenever he goes through the light, i see some of his scales, (near his anal fin) shine white/blue-ish buut more white
-i seen this and he had have it for 3 days (i have never read how fast the itch will kill fish because i've never find how fast itch kills fish)
-he does not scratch himself on anything, but i am not sure because i am a new pet taker of fish
-whenever the lights in the tank goes off, and my room light goes on, i dont see the white scales anymore.
SO my questions according to the info are:
*Does my fish have ick? Or is it when he goes through the light, and the scales by his anal fin shines white, is this just his natural color?
*HOw long until ick kills a fish?
Thank you so much
I am really trying to take a picture of him but i cannot because he moves so fast and moves so much.
Tank conditions:
-1 male platy
-2 ghost shrimps
-2 very young java fern
-3 fake short plants
-10g
-filtered:cycled
-water parameters: ph=7.2, ammonia&nitrite=0, nitrate=1.2 (chemical test kits used ~not strips test)
-80f heated
Platy condition:
-slim (not fat or skinny)
-active
- i only saw him like play with a rock i provided in there, he attacked it, summersaulted back, then attacked again (repeated 3 times) maybe he's playing or scratching himself? He only did this once and i think he got itch abouut 3 days ago.
-I got him for a week now
-fed him flakes 2 times a day
About the itch (of what i think it is):
-whenever he goes through the light, i see some of his scales, (near his anal fin) shine white/blue-ish buut more white
-i seen this and he had have it for 3 days (i have never read how fast the itch will kill fish because i've never find how fast itch kills fish)
-he does not scratch himself on anything, but i am not sure because i am a new pet taker of fish
-whenever the lights in the tank goes off, and my room light goes on, i dont see the white scales anymore.
SO my questions according to the info are:
*Does my fish have ick? Or is it when he goes through the light, and the scales by his anal fin shines white, is this just his natural color?
*HOw long until ick kills a fish?
Thank you so much
