This IS Ich, correct?

[Olivia Janae]

I’ve been heat treating for a week and there has been no improvement. This hasn’t passed on to a single other fish in the tank and I’ve never seen it scratching itself. However, I can’t imagine that it is anything other than Ich. I noticed this the day after I got it from the pet store.
Perhaps it’s time to switch to Ich-x and see if there is a change?

 

[Karmie121506]

I’ve been heat treating for a week and there has been no improvement. This hasn’t passed on to a single other fish in the tank and I’ve never seen it scratching itself. However, I can’t imagine that it is anything other than Ich. I noticed this the day after I got it from the pet store.

Definitely ick, separate him immediately and start treating him with melafix or aquarium salt

 

[CasperW]

It is ich and in my opinion bad Ich, what treatment are you using

 

[Olivia Janae]

Definitely ick, separate him immediately and start treating him with melafix or aquarium salt

Should I not just treat the whole tank?

It is ich and in my opinion bad Ich, what treatment are you using

Heat up to 86

 

[Karmie121506]

Should I not just treat the whole tank?

You should but focus a whole lot more on that one bad one

You should but focus a whole lot more on that one bad one

Separate him

 

[FishPlanet]

That is bad ich. My platy had it once and I had NO clue what ich was so it got really bad and it took a while to get rid of.

 

[CasperW]

I would recomend using a liquid treatment, at least that's worked perfect for me . Takes a week and should kill any ich in the tank pretty easily

 

[Karmie121506]

Should I not just treat the whole tank?


Heat up to 86

Wouldn't that spread it? If he dies you should go back to that store and "return him" or get store credit. That's what my store does

 

[Olivia Janae]

Okay I’ll cool down the tank and move on to Ich-x
Thanks everyone! I’m glad I’m not crazy!

 

[Flyfisha]

As the fish has been in the tank for a week the ich parasites have been through all their life cycle. There are eggs in the substrate 100%.

To be honest there is little hope for that fish . You are now trying to save the rest of the tank.
Continue treatment for 10 days after the last spots are seen.

 

[Pwilly07]

I’ve been heat treating for a week and there has been no improvement. This hasn’t passed on to a single other fish in the tank and I’ve never seen it scratching itself. However, I can’t imagine that it is anything other than Ich. I noticed this the day after I got it from the pet store.
Perhaps it’s time to switch to Ich-x and see if there is a change?

THAT IS NOT ICH! IT IS EPISTYLIS!!! Please reduce heat in the tank and you need to treat for a bacterial infection.

Your fish has uneven white spots that are protruding from the fish. Ich never does that. Epistylis feeds on bacteria in the water and use the fish as a place to hold onto.

 

[CasperW]

THAT IS NOT ICH! IT IS EPISTYLIS!!! Please reduce heat in the tank and you need to treat for a bacterial infection.

Your fish has uneven white spots that are protruding from the fish. Ich never does that. Epistylis feeds on bacteria in the water and use the fish as a place to hold onto.

I agree that it's not ich . The fish also looks to have some sort of bloom of fungas growing from its fin. Never heard of the epistylis but it seems like PWilly knows what it is

 

[Pwilly07]

I agree that it's not ich . The fish also looks to have some sort of bloom of fungas growing from its fin. Never heard of the epistylis but it seems like PWilly knows what it is

Sorry for the all caps approach, but I wanted to get everyone's attention. Also, there is that fungus growing on the fin. I forgot to mention so THANKS CasperW for noticing!
Apparently my link is not allowed to be used. So just Google it and you'll see plenty of sites.

 

[Olivia Janae]

Oh man!
Okay I’ll look it up!

Sorry for the all caps approach, but I wanted to get everyone's attention. Also, there is that fungus growing on the fin. I forgot to mention so THANKS CasperW for noticing!
Apparently my link is not allowed to be used. So just Google it and you'll see plenty of sites.

So it looks like I need to treat the fish. Do you know, do I need to treat the tank as well?

 

[Pwilly07]

Oh man!
Okay I’ll look it up!


So it looks like I need to treat the fish. Do you know, do I need to treat the tank as well?

Treat the entire tank. There's some kind of bacteria in the tank messing things up. I used Maracyn 2 for it once a long time ago and it worked, but the website might have other suggestions too.

 

[Pwilly07]

Any update on the fish??