Archie1208 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Have not had it since a kid. Quick replies are appreciated Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thats what it looks like to me Archie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Kinda hard to tell on my phone, maybe someone else can see it better.. Is the fish rubbing against things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Looks like Ick yep. Not really a big deal if you don't have shrimp in your tank Easiest way to get rid of it is to up the temp in your tank. The high temp kills the ick Here is a good write up on it http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php In my fish only tank I did a combo of the high temp and salt. I never used any of the ick treatments. 2 year in a row during the winter New hampshire lost power in big storms.. We had no power for 4 days one of the times and over a week the other.. both times my tank came up with ick when it was over. Beware if you have plants and use the salt it will wreck havok on your plants if not kill them all. From what I remember most of my plants did eventually spring back but it was not pretty. Desireenfh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 PS. I never did the remove gravel step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 You can also dose they're food with garlic extract it'll help but higher temps and salt work good as well Desireenfh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Just use higher temps and if its not clearing a good rid-ich but refrain from using if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merth Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 salt wrecks havoc on plecos as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasshalffull Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 That's true I've heard that as well any of the scaleless fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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