Arrowhead has white spot?
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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suvattii2012
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Arrowhead has white spot?
I have noticed a white spot on the side of the arrowhead, it's not very big but i can't have a propper look because hes always buryed. If a Fish has white spot does the fish just have one patch or many? im not sure if it was some sand stuck to him or white patch. Which treatment is the best to buy for him?
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Could be a scratch or something.
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Does it look flat or like cotton?suvattii2012 wrote:Mabie a fungus infection?
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
It looks pretty flat to the skin, i only had a quick glance while he was turning around. It didn't seem to be growing of him more like a white patch on his skin.CoCoPuffs wrote:Does it look flat or like cotton?suvattii2012 wrote:Mabie a fungus infection?
Arrowhead
Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Well, they are burrowers. So, depending on how smooth everything is, I'd assume he scratched himself...`less he's been getting feeder fish...
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Hes had fish about 2 weeks ago some guppies from my friends tank. He has had them from when i first got him every now and then when food is low or my freinds population is to high. What do you think the best course of action would be now?CoCoPuffs wrote:Well, they are burrowers. So, depending on how smooth everything is, I'd assume he scratched himself...`less he's been getting feeder fish...
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
If you're seeing one small spot and there's no change and it can't be identified then there are no treatments. Keep an eye on it and watch for changes, maybe it's just some sand that's stuck.
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Flutter wrote:If you're seeing one small spot and there's no change and it can't be identified then there are no treatments. Keep an eye on it and watch for changes, maybe it's just some sand that's stuck.
Ok thank you, i will do that. I thought it might be sand stuck but im not 100% it looked like a white patch but only at a quick glace. I will keep a eye. Its ashame i might have to try get him out the sand with food daily if possible, so i can have a look.
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Just got a good look and it has shunk by at least 50% i have raised the temp for a day but still added nothing, should i wait a few more days till its gone or still buy some treatment? and what would i buy now? I think it could have been a scrape on the skin mabie. Good news anyway whatever.
Arrowhead
Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
A burn from the heater maybe? Mine Got a few from time time.
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suvattii2012
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Re: Arrowhead has white spot?
Its possible yeah, what ever it is, it's getting smaller day by day.Rocker wrote:A burn from the heater maybe? Mine Got a few from time time.
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