Icky Pickle... (Ich)

[Corbo]

I'm still going to treat though just to be sure. And probably do water changes periodically

 

[Corbo]

I have a problem. I ordered ich attack which is plant an invert friendly, but in the mean time have been sowing melafix because some guy said it was good at my LFS. Temp is 85 and I've been vacuuming regularly but conditions have worsened. Several cardinals have large white spots covering their whole side of their body and their fins and tails look shredded. They're also swimming around with their mouths half open and don't close them

 

[Joyler]

I have a problem. I ordered ich attack which is plant an invert friendly, but in the mean time have been sowing melafix because some guy said it was good at my LFS. Temp is 85 and I've been vacuuming regularly but conditions have worsened. Several cardinals have large white spots covering their whole side of their body and their fins and tails look shredded. They're also swimming around with their mouths half open and don't close them

Oh crap! that sounds terrible!!

 

[Corbo]

Any ideas on what it could be?... I'm totally stumped? Is this an ich finrot double whammy? Or did I diagnose ich wrong. I need a picture but I'm not home to take one.

 

[severum mama]

I have a problem. I ordered ich attack which is plant an invert friendly, but in the mean time have been sowing melafix because some guy said it was good at my LFS. Temp is 85 and I've been vacuuming regularly but conditions have worsened. Several cardinals have large white spots covering their whole side of their body and their fins and tails look shredded. They're also swimming around with their mouths half open and don't close them

Would it be possible for you to get a pic of some of the affected fish? What you are describing does not sound like ich to me.

FWIW- I've treated cories, loaches, plecos, tetras, and other "salt intolerant" fish many times using salt and heat (not my fish, back when I worked at a friend's shop). The recommended dosage on the packaging is not necessary, if you use half it won't nuke your plants and should still work. The trick is to dissolve the salt in water, then add it slowly until the desired amount is reached. Still, this doesn't sound like ich to me.

 

[Joyler]

Does it still look like salt??

 

[Joyler]

Could it be mouth fungus??

 

[Joyler]

Or possibly saprolegnia fungus?

 

[Corbo]

I will get a picture when I get home. It's really confusing me. Started off as little white spots on fins but didn't spread to body as little salt particles. Now fins are deteriorating and the fish hold their mouths open.. Some have large white spots. I am stumped. They look pretty bad.. But pretty much all fish other than tetras look fine! Is it Neon tetra disease?...

 

[Joyler]

I will get a picture when I get home. It's really confusing me. Started off as little white spots on fins but didn't spread to body as little salt particles. Now fins are deteriorating and the fish hold their mouths open.. Some have large white spots. I am stumped. They look pretty bad.. But pretty much all fish other than tetras look fine! Is it Neon tetra disease?...

Are the spots kinda cottony looking, or "furry" looking?

 

[Corbo]

Yeah. They're white-ish. And the fish seem to be losing some color. It covers almost their entire side. Is it fungus?!

 

[Joyler]

Yeah. They're white-ish. And the fish seem to be losing some color. It covers almost their entire side. Is it fungus?!

It sounds like fungus to me...google the two conditions I could come up with, and see if it looks familiar

 

[Corbo]

It doesn't look much like either to be honest. I'll just have to get a picture when I get home

 

[Joyler]

Hmmm...ya! I think we could all use a pic...

 

[Corbo]

I just need to get home!

 

[Corbo]

This guy seems almost paralyzed. He is a cardinal tetra. It resembles fungus. Major loss of color. He twitches periodically. I dont want to give up on him though. Now some of my rummynose are showing small white spots on their fins.

 

[Corbo]

Sorry for bad quality. It's on my phone. Please help me!!!

 

[Corbo]

If this is fungus the melafix is doing nothing

 

[Joyler]

Does the white area look like it's under skin??

 

[Corbo]

It almost looks as if it's a snake shedding its skin for lack of a better example