Topic: White Spots on Tails

[AquaGoldie]

One of my betta fry has white spots on her tail.  They are like tiny littls growths.  She had two last week and not she has four.  Does anyone know what it could be and how to cure it?  I don't think it's Ick because it's only on her tail and she doesn't seem to be swimming around frantically as if she were itchy.  

[skyebloo]

Hmmm...well ick usually starts on the fins anyways So it could very possible be ick I personally have seen many cases of ick where the fish is not going "beserk" to get rid of the dots...  

Well if it is ick, you should turn up the heat in the tank and treat her with some meds. I really liked Super Ick Cure by Aquarium Pharmeceuticals, it cured my massive ick problem in about a week

[SandyMushCowgirl]

Skye pretty much covered everything. I would also add a little salt though.

[AquaGoldie]

Thanks Skye.  I have some Ick Away but it says not to use on baby fish.  Is that med you were talking about safe for babies?

[Gen Gen]

Some of my fish had ick last year and nothing I tried could get rid of it. I finaly consulted a mod on petfish and was given this advice.  with Felix's help I was able to get rid of the ick very easy very cheap and without having to resort to chemicals
(thanks felixtcat !!)

Gradually raise your tank temp to 85 Degrees. Add 1 Tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water. Be sure to dissolve the salt in some tank water BEFORE adding it to your tank. Keep this treatment going for at least 10 days or for 3 days after you see the last spot.

Reason this works:
Ich cannot propigate at temps of 85 or higher
Ich parasites do not have internal organs that can compensate for the added salinity.

How it works:
The spots on your fish are not currently treatable as they are under the epidoral layer of the fish. When these parasites fall off (when they are full) they break open and "spawn" hundreds of other ich parasites. The increased temperature keeps that from happening. The added salinity prevents the free-swimming parasites from functioning and therefore, they die.

[AquaGoldie]

Thanks for the great advice Gen Gen,  I will try it.