Fantails3 Fantails3
  • Just popping in
  • Just popping in
  • Joined: 19/8/2023 8:45
  • Group: Registered Users
  • Posts: 2
  • Posted on: 19/8/2023 9:01
Recent white spots appearing #1
Hi,we have 3 lovely large Fantails,in a large tank,and recently these white spots have appeared on one of them,there appears to be various causes of this,possibly Ich?...Anything I can do please?

Attach file:



jpg  24411_64e0763f7aa79.jpg (2,322.44 KB)
24411_64e0763f7aa79.jpg 4080X3072 px
fcmf fcmf
  • Coldwater Adviser
  • Coldwater Adviser
  • Joined: 17/10/2014 12:20
  • From -
  • Group: Registered Users Basic Membership Advisers
  • Posts: 1065
  • Posted on: 19/8/2023 13:00
Re: Recent white spots appearing #2
My two thoughts are either whitespot/ich or breeding tubercles. The latter usually occurs on the fish's gills, head and pectoral fins, though - not the dorsal fin and tail as here. Is the fish chasing one/both of the other two and engaging in rough breeding-like behaviour? If not particularly, then I'd say this is more likely whitespot, in which case these articles might be helpful:
https://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles_88/white-spot.htm
https://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk ... a-problem-like-whitespot/
Fantails3 Fantails3
  • Just popping in
  • Just popping in
  • Joined: 19/8/2023 8:45
  • Group: Registered Users
  • Posts: 2
  • Posted on: 19/8/2023 19:21
Re: Recent white spots appearing #3
Thank you 🙂👍,very helpful.