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posted 08-07-2003 04:17 PM         

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hey you all my iridescent shark i just got seems to be doing good but there is a small white bubble like thing on it's side and i don't know what it is and i was just wondering if anyone thinks it could be white spot disease or ick and do you think it could spread through my fish tank and kill all my other fishes thanks a lot.

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posted 08-07-2003 10:57 PM         

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Sounds like ich to me. You need to treat the tank and make sure you keep the water temperature constant. Ich is a parasite that is present in the water not just on the fish. It's not transmitted from fish to fish but from the water to the fish.

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posted 08-08-2003 04:14 AM         

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ok thanks a lot and i have heard that if the fish have ich you should increase the temp. to.

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posted 08-08-2003 04:17 AM         

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o and i was wondering if you knew how long it would take to get to all my other fish.

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posted 08-09-2003 12:26 AM         

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Ich can be caused by bacterial overload, but is usually a result of rapid temperature changes in the tank (+ or - 2 degrees in a 2 4 hour period). If you see it externally on 1 fish it has probably already infected other fish in their gills. This is why a lot of times you will see fish dive and drag their side on the gravel or against rocks but there is nothing visible showing. I've found Maracide to be a good treatment for ich. You are correct about temperature. It should be at 80 degrees during treatment. I generally run my tanks 78 to 80 degrees even when they are not being treated. Also if you will maintain aquarium salt at a rate of 1 tablespoon per 10 gallons of water you will find you have less incidence of ich and bacterial problems.

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