White spot on new fish- is it bad?

[Hollowman]

I am sorry my friend, if it was me, I would cull them right now. They are terrible fish, VERY SICK, and I am also sorry to say that you have been ripped off, badly.

Best option, go to the chemist, get some clove oil and put them out of their misery. The clove oil will put them to sleep. !0 drops mixed in tank water in 1 gallon of water. Once aslep, add another 10 drops until their sleep is permanant.
I am not being hard on them, but if it were a dog or cat, it would be the decent thing to do.



I would demand your money back, and never use that seller/breeder again.

[MidnightFisher]

Is this somthing that will transfer to the other fish?! Attached are what my other fish look like. The little one always has the vertical dark stripes.

[Hollowman]

Yes, because you never used a quarentine procedure. The first fish with the central vertical stripe is a Heckle, the stripe should be there. The other is a low quality Turq, which also looks stunted.
Did you read my pm?

H

[MidnightFisher]

Just received it, and have sent you one back with a couple questions.

[MidnightFisher]

Well, the fish didn't make it. It got a lot worse in a short time. The spot traveled down his side over night, and he was stuck to the filter gasping for air.

[Hollowman]

Sorry Jeremy,
I think it was on the cards though wasn't it. Concentrate on the other two now, they look healthier, the heckle is a nice one, and the other can have a good life too if you get it right for them. As I said, it's a water thing from now on, get that right and the fish will blossom.

Steve

[MidnightFisher]

I didn't mean for it to sound like both died, just the one with the spot that grew. Attached is a picture of the redish one from this morning. I also now have a liquid testing kit.
Results:
pH: 6.3
ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:7.5 mg/l

Is the Nitrate too high?

[Goerge_of_the_Jungle]

Hi mate,

I don't know if H-man has replied to you in a PM or not - the ones to watch for are ammonia and nitrIte - these must always be at 0.00 (As H-man has already stated)- If you have a planted tank - nitrate isn't that bad at those levels as the plants absorb it for food - but there is only so much plants can eat - i never let my nitrate go above 10ppm in my planted tank - i try to keep it 5.00-10.0 as continuous exposure to Nitrate (at about 20ppm and above) will cause damage to your fish (such as lowering their immune system and opening the door for diseases and infections) - For my discus tank - i do a extra water change when i start reading Nitrate as i dont have any plants in there ( i test with a master test kit every 4- 5 days)

HTH