Ich (white spots)

[Bisonbauer]

I am having a little trouble with my fish atm. I have 4 platy and 1 of them has very quickly grown some white spots over its tail and sides. How do I know if it is ich or if it's fungus and is there a good quick treatment? I have heard about temperature change but I don't want any more infected fish or frog..

 

[Fishlover3578]

Ick looks like white specs like salt and fungus is a bit bigger and fuzzy. I treated ick wit super ick by API and temp raised to 85 . Not sure how to help fungus I had little success with that other than reducing feeding frequent WC I tried fungus removers with no success it eventually went away but I lost lots of fish I'm not sure how ick meds would affect a frog

 

[IsabellaRows]

You can also treat ich by salt, but if you add too much salt to your aquarium your frog will die.
Good water quality and daily water changes are a must. Even if there isnt any ich on the other fish, there is free swimming ich parasites in the tank and gravel.

 

[IsabellaRows]

About the frog, what I meant is if you choose salt treatment you will need to quarantine the froggie

 

[Bisonbauer]

Ok. It seems to be salt like and I have turned the heater up 2 degrees C. I heard that higher temperatures speed up the clearing process so I will look up possible treatments tomorrow Incase my diagnosis is accurate from descriptions I have been given. Thank you for the advice

 

[Bisonbauer]

Ahh that salt idea might work! I was going to do a full water change tomorrow. How long will i need to salt the water for because I don't have a fantastic quarantine for the frog...

 

[IsabellaRows]

A recommended time to keep salt in the aquarium is 3 days after ich spots have disappeared from the fish.
Understanding and Treating Ich or White Spot

Also, it is best to do a 60 percent water change, or even 75, instead of a full water change. With the nitrogen cycle and all, too much of a water change can potentially set it back to where it began - spiking of ammonia followed by spiking of nitrites.