I'm very glad to have found this board!
I have a one month old tank held at 78 degrees. We've had wonderful success so far and we're all very taken with our aquarium. (TV's even on less!)
Not sure if it was a sword or a platy that died 4 days ago after spending 4 days lingering on the bottom of the tank. I'd noticed a white spot on his side. It didn't resembled pin point spots or grains of salt as I've read ich described. It looked more like the scales had lost their colour. By the time he/she died the whitish patch was worn like a necklace around his/her body.
Noticed yesterday, one sword (I think) has a telling white spot, just as the other did. Another is lingering low in the tank and his/her scales appear slightly raised around the 'neck'.
I will treat for ich if that's what this sounds like to you, oh knowledgable bunch.
Looking forward to your responses.
I have a one month old tank held at 78 degrees. We've had wonderful success so far and we're all very taken with our aquarium. (TV's even on less!)
Not sure if it was a sword or a platy that died 4 days ago after spending 4 days lingering on the bottom of the tank. I'd noticed a white spot on his side. It didn't resembled pin point spots or grains of salt as I've read ich described. It looked more like the scales had lost their colour. By the time he/she died the whitish patch was worn like a necklace around his/her body.
Noticed yesterday, one sword (I think) has a telling white spot, just as the other did. Another is lingering low in the tank and his/her scales appear slightly raised around the 'neck'.
I will treat for ich if that's what this sounds like to you, oh knowledgable bunch.
Looking forward to your responses.