white spot

[liljake]

on my maderan goby...what is this

[Boonjob]

Ich?

[liljake]

i was scared sombody was going to say that,if i take the fish out will it keep it from spreading throughout my tank?

[Boonjob]

i was scared sombody was going to say that,if i take the fish out will it keep it from spreading throughout my tank?

more than likely not, if your fish has it, it is almost certain it's already in your tank... but a single white spot does not necessarily mean Ich

Answer:

1.) how long have you noticed the spot?

2.)is the fish doing/displaying anything else out of the norm?

3.)breathing fast or heavy, itching on something?

4.)swimming in a stressed pattern?

5.) Have you recently done/changed/added anything to the tank?

6.) What are your water perimeters? (Ammonia,trites,trates,phos,ph,temp,salinty)

7.) Any other fish in the tank? What kind?

8.) Any other fish in the tank have white spots or that you could answer yes about to Questions 2-4?

9.) What are you feeding the Mandarin?

See if we can help ya if you can answer those questions.

[liljake]

all my other fish are doing more than fine,the manderan hides alot so i can only get quick looks at it,but last time i looked i didnt see the spot

[coral ranch]

check the mandarin out really well. It may not be ich they are very resistant to it.

[micki]

check the mandarin out really well. It may not be ich they are very resistant to it.

+++1   Once in a while my mandarins will get a white spot and it doesn't look anything like ich.  More of a white spot in the skin but always goes away.

[liljake]

ya he hides alot so its very hard to check him out.he'll poke his head out every once and awhile.so i shouldnt be stressed that its ich?