Noticed it yesterday; introduced new young (1.5 inch) L128 about 2 weeks ago. I noticed one or two spots on a dwarf angel and a bit on a adult L208 but the pictured tetra (5 of them) are most affected. The water condition is kh 3 gh 6 - the aquarium is a 29 that gets 2 50% water changes a week. The keri i've had for a bit over a year - they were adults when received and had always been a bit fragile (someone suggested a while ago they might have tb but i have my doubts). The aquarium has 1 male agasizzi 1 small or run black angel 6 sterbai 6 cardials and some various young pleco - other than the adult L208 all under 2 inches. I've been using it to grow out pleco for the new aquariums.If it's Ichthyophthirius it has to be introduced. And it can be present on the eye... Epistylis is unusual on tetras. It could be a form of Dermocystidium, though...
Care to use the disease template?
Additional questions:
Are all species affected? Any losses, yet? Any other signs of Ichthyo? (Scratching, fast/heavy breathing)
Says it all. Treat for Ichthyophthirius, use a malachite green based med, if possible no formaldehyde (if it's in there use half the dose) or (better for the catfish) something containing Phenyl-methyl-hydroxide. But who do I tell that, you know the drill.introduced new young (1.5 inch) L128 about 2 weeks ago.
Near-Boiling water (70°C + ) would do it, too.For 'disinfect' of python I've been using tap hot water - i have 5 aquariums but only 2 pythons.
Same thing.malachite CHLORIDE green
Yes, effective against Ichthyophthirius but copper sulfate will kill off your catfish very effectively, too.someone recommended coppersafe which list copper sulfate as the only active ingrediants.
The primary reason to quarantine fish before putting them in a community tank.- really hate putting meds in fish tank -
I don't disagree and when i get out of this condo in sept i will have lots of room for qt tanks - a whole room in fact but until i leave this condo the reality is i don't have room. Not really suppose to have the ones i have but i'm not telling if you don't tell.The primary reason to quarantine fish before putting them in a community tank.
Kinda same, although - in that kind of situation - I'd probably just have not gotten any new fish before the move anyway. But I'm also good at forgoing things...I find it hard to believe one cannot find space for a 2gal/8L plastic container. It doesn't need to be a fully equipped aquarium. It definitely is less expensive than treating a large aquarium and potentially losing several or all of the fish.
The fish in question are not Otocinclus which require a mature tank for survival. They can be fed supplementory foods. For a QT period that's fine. Instead you could have moved wood and other decorations from a mature tank to the QT.Lets see - the new fishes are a set of small L128 and aff apithanos there were inexpensive and on my list of stocking for the new aquariums i'm setting up. They would want a mature tank with biofilm
It is absolutely possible that fish introduce parasites or pathogens they themselves do not show. That's called a vector or a carrier. It is possible but very unlikely, especially that there are several individuals introducing it. You don't have to pour in the water from the transport/store to cause such things. Sometimes it's ON/IN the fish.Also they don't have ick - they look fine even now - it is their tank mates that got ick and no i did not pour their water in the aquarium.
Then you have to do what the situation demands. That's simply chance.what do you do if the new fish doesn't show a disease even after qt but then when you mix them the old fishes get sick.
What i meant was TUIC where they state or claim to be vet certified but i suppose qt'ing is never a bad thing.IMHO there is no "certified seller", unless it is a home breeder.
Ok thanks. I thought they were actually tested so that was my mistake. I'll qt the new fishes - might as well setup the large aquarium in the basement for that - it has a 40 watt uv on it which might kill parasite.Having been at export businesses that require vet certification for export, vet exams are very cursory being a quick inspection of tanks - not individual fish. I learned long ago that quarantining fish is much less expensive than medication.