Some pics of Ich to help you identify it

[Abominable Reef]

Going through my recent outbreak of ich, I found a wealth of info about ich and its treatment here on this forum. What I couldn't find was any decent pics of ich to confirm that is what I had. Only grainy, distant photos.

So, here are some pics of my poor Mandarin with his fairly advanced case if ich.

The first photo shows the whole fish, The white specks of ich are much smaller than grains of salt, and for me, very difficult to see.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x20/Breefcase/MandarinIch1.jpg

The same photo, blown up, shows the white ich spots, fin rot, and a secondary infection:

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x20/Breefcase/MandarinIch2.jpg

The same photo, blown up again, where you can clearly see the white ich spots. For reference, the fish is about 5/8" inch across.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x20/Breefcase/MandarinIch3.jpg

I hope this will aid some of you in the identification of ich. All of you experts out there please feel free to correct any of this info.

Regards,
Kevin

 

[andrewsmart]

thanks pics are vital in good diagnosis.