I have 6 clown loaches, 3 with whitespot. Here is where it gets tricky: The water temperature in the tank was 31 degrees Celsius. I thought whitespot was killed by temperaturea like that. Apparently not. Any other treatments? I do not want to use harsh medications.
Thank you in advance.
And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
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Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
White spot is also sensitive towards salt. However, your loaches don't like salt either.
Further, as your didease is rather a-typical, I would first want to be certain of the identity before adding further stuff
Further, as your didease is rather a-typical, I would first want to be certain of the identity before adding further stuff
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Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
Thank you for your input, Bas Pels.
I went to the pet store and was told that while whitespot CAN survive at 31 degrees, its life cycle is shortened dramatically. Combined with a 4.1 star medication that is safe for scale less fish and I am confident in the survival of the clown loaches. ( It is indeed whitespot, not velvet or fungus)
I went to the pet store and was told that while whitespot CAN survive at 31 degrees, its life cycle is shortened dramatically. Combined with a 4.1 star medication that is safe for scale less fish and I am confident in the survival of the clown loaches. ( It is indeed whitespot, not velvet or fungus)
Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
I kept 33 degress for 2 weeks. It worked. No meds. The clown loach and otocinclus survived as well.
Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
I'm not surprised about the clown, but I am about the Otocinclus
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