Austin {Aquarist}

I just got home from spring break and my female guppy had red spots on her D:

Cody

is it just a develope of coloratoin, or are they sores

Austin {Aquarist}

pretty sure there sores : \

FishKing

Little more info and some pics would be helpful.

COBettaCouple

Yea, it could be a number of things. If you can post a few clear pics of the red spots, it will be easier to tell what's going on.

Austin {Aquarist}

unfortunantly I don't have my camera with me and I can't get it for a while. And the infection has spread to all the other guppies in the tank and I woke up to find my other female guppy dead and she didn't even have the red spots. and they aren't really "spots" they look like some sort of irritation of the scales and now my last female guppy also has some type of fn rot because she has whitish patches on her. I really don't know what to do!! I did a 50% water change this morning and added salt to the aquarium since I have heard that salt can help guppies that are sick (1 tablespoon per 3 gallons)


HELP!!!

Austin {Aquarist}

well I have to do something so I am going to go to my LFS in a few minutes and get some anti fungal since I think it's a fungus : \

COBettaCouple

I found this and wonder if either matches what you're seeing:

Small red spots (especially on the underside of the fish and companioned with flashing and rubbing) could be costia - the protozoan parasite Ichthyobodo. Sometimes costia will not always show up like this, but rather presents as slime coat changes and perhaps some blueness or blackness to the fish. A clear diagnosis sometimes requires a microscope.
Costia should be treated with Rid ICH or Quick Cure. Though it has a short life cycle, it can be quite hard to treat and treatment requires several applications.

If the redness is in the form of blotches or red streaks, the fish may have an internal bacterial infection, usually caused by gram negative bacteria such as Aeromonas or Pseudomonas. Often the redness can be found at the base of the fins. Treat by feeding antibiotic food (Medi-Gold preferably) or if the fish is not eating, use a full spectrum water antibiotic like Maracyn Plus or Triple Sulfa.

Austin {Aquarist}

thanks cobettacouple!!!!!! She is already getting better

I went to my lfs and they suggested I dose the tank with Pimafix and my guppy is doing so much better now!!!

PS Unfortunantly I have a new problem now with parasites but I will post that somewhere else