Ich?

Manuelnvrz · Nov 7, 2016

Just got this clownfish and how no signs of any spots or anything at all. It's swimming actively and still feeding off the isopods in my tank. However, a small white dot appeared on my fish. Only see 1 spot but if it's ich I want to catch it early so I can treat it. Any ideas if it is and what are my solutions if it is?

4FordFamily · Nov 7, 2016

That dot looks a lot like Ich, how long has it been there? Sometimes a grain of sand will get stuck in a fish's slime coat also.

What else is in the tank? Do you have a quarantine tank?

Humblefish · Nov 7, 2016

^^Agree; however an ich trophont will appear to be just under the outer skin layer. If the white spot looks to be on top of the skin, it could be something else.

Manuelnvrz · Nov 7, 2016

4FordFamily said:
That dot looks a lot like Ich, how long has it been there? Sometimes a grain of sand will get stuck in a fish's slime coat also.

What else is in the tank? Do you have a quarantine tank?

Humblefish said:
^^Agree; however an ich trophont will appear to be just under the outer skin layer. If the white spot looks to be on top of the skin, it could be something else.

lol it must have been a grain of sand or something beacause it's gone now. I jumped the gun on this one. Thanks for the help!