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Re: help malawis in bad way #21
im not sure wot would them in confused lol
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Re: help malawis in bad way #22
Anything can stress fish out too much movement around the tank, water conditiones even tank maintenance, things like that
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Re: help malawis in bad way #23
Umm, excuse me, we are talking about white spot disease, aka ich/Ichthyophthiriasis? It is a parasite. Stress will weaken the fish and give the little buggers a leg up but stress don't start ich. High nitrAte do not start ich. Parasites have to come from somewhere, new fish, new plants/ornament, cross-contamination with a sick tank, etc.

Have you treated the tank yet? You have to move fast and keep up the water changes or the ich will overwhelm your fish.
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Anonymous  
Re: help malawis in bad way #24
treating them today, doing a water change today, im not sure as the only resent thing in there was a lobster but she was put in there then 2weeks later i got white spot!! *im so confused tho*
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Re: help malawis in bad way #25
im so so gutted come home to find 6 dead malwais even my best one
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Re: help malawis in bad way #26
I'm so sorry about your lose. Do you have any fish left in the tank? If yes then you must keep up the treatment and continue for another week even if you don't see any more white spots. Ich is very nasty is not controlled very quickly and very early.
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Anonymous  
Re: help malawis in bad way #27
i still have some and ill still treat them, dont wanna look down stairs now
Anonymous  
Re: help malawis in bad way #28
im treating the with esha exit hope it helps soon