i was shocked to find out i had white spot in my tank…
My tank has been together for a little over a month now
i conditioned the water before fish went in.
i had 11 neon’s and 2 goldfish.
after 3 weeks the gold fish got hungry in the middle of the night and in a day i had 3 neon’s left.. i read something about them mating.. but as far as i knew they were to young to reproduce..
so i took out the gold fish placed them in another tank!! fearing this would scare my 3 year old daughter…
but now they have white spot??
i have read many article’s and i thought white spot was got into the tank when to many fish were being introduced at once….
so can anyone tell me what caused the gold fish after so long to eat the neon’s and then what and how i got white spot in the tank???
Ich is a parasite, not fungus, and it commonly infects stressed fish. Too small a tank, poor water quality, or even the transfer from tank to tank can allow paraistes to infect fish carrying it. Most fish have the parasite to some degree, but are not infected, as their immune system represses the parasite’s growth. The stress weakens the immune system, allowing the parasites to multiply and reach infectious levels. For this reason, reducing stress should be a first line of defense and is key to treatment. Along with this, you’ll need to medicate, either using copper (Coppersafe, Cupramine, Organicure, Aquarisol), malachite green + formalin (Quick Cure, Rid Ich), or any of the other commercial medications. Be sure to remove any activated carbon during treatment (though this is unnecessary for straight copper medications), and if using medications with malachite green (also called victoria green B), keep the tank dark, as it degrades with light.
Treat the tank for at LEAST 2 weeks after all signs of the parasite are gone at temperatures below 75*, and 1 week after all signs of the parasite are gone above 75*.