Newsmyrna80
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I don't think it's ich. Typically ich is prevalent on the fins as well. If the fish is not scratching, breathing and eating ok I wouldn't do anything just yet. Just observe but be prepared to act if anything changes.
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Deinonych
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Sometimes (not always), it's best to do nothing and observe for a period to make sure you know what you are dealing with. If it is crypto, there is time to treat before the fish's life is in jeopardy. It's not a quick killer like velvet.
Newsmyrna80
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Based on the timeline, no. Lympho looks more like tufts of cotton and I don't believe gobies eat lympho.
Just noticed 2 more white spots, same size as before, just above the pelvic fin, same side as the others.
So confused.
The spots IMO look too big to be ich, and the timeline doesn't make sense right? If I saw the white spots last on January 18th, then they disappeared, how can they be back now just 13 days later, less if you can't the one spot I saw yesterday.
Still no other signs that I'm aware of, I'm just gonna keep observing at this time I think.
So confused.
The spots IMO look too big to be ich, and the timeline doesn't make sense right? If I saw the white spots last on January 18th, then they disappeared, how can they be back now just 13 days later, less if you can't the one spot I saw yesterday.
Still no other signs that I'm aware of, I'm just gonna keep observing at this time I think.
Deinonych
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The timeline fits the crypto lifecycle span. 2 weeks is the average life cycle for the parasite, but not all strains follow the same timeline. You could have a strain that reproduces faster than average. Not saying definitively that you are dealing with crypto, just stating it's not out of the realm of possibility.
Mmm is there any test I can do to positively ID as ich or not?
It may be a terrible idea, but could I controllably add a stressor, that can make ich more prominent so I can positively id? But obviously then, if I remove stressor quick enough, can I control the outbreak, get fish stable for removal to a H Tank?
Or is best way to microscope like discussed earlier in thread?
FYI, I am running UV, I know this does nothing, but I've ran it from day one, for water clarity.
It may be a terrible idea, but could I controllably add a stressor, that can make ich more prominent so I can positively id? But obviously then, if I remove stressor quick enough, can I control the outbreak, get fish stable for removal to a H Tank?
Or is best way to microscope like discussed earlier in thread?
FYI, I am running UV, I know this does nothing, but I've ran it from day one, for water clarity.
Deinonych
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I don't know of a way to test for it. If you do have crypto, it will eventually manifest itself in significant numbers over time. A microscope would confirm it, but you would have to do a skin or gill scrape, which I personally do not feel comfortable attempting.
Small update.
Viewed the blue tang this morning, the 2 white spots just above the pelvic fin, one was not noticeable at all, and the other was not as prominent.
The white original white spot had what looked like a piece of sand stuck to it, so it was waving a bit in the current, didn't look like fungus, it was very tiny, could have just been a piece of sand stuck to it, but quite coincidental that it was right on that spot.
Also, one of the neon gobies was all over her, never seen them really clean before, so not sure if this means anything? Again could be coincidental.
Viewed the blue tang this morning, the 2 white spots just above the pelvic fin, one was not noticeable at all, and the other was not as prominent.
The white original white spot had what looked like a piece of sand stuck to it, so it was waving a bit in the current, didn't look like fungus, it was very tiny, could have just been a piece of sand stuck to it, but quite coincidental that it was right on that spot.
Also, one of the neon gobies was all over her, never seen them really clean before, so not sure if this means anything? Again could be coincidental.
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