Page 1 of 1
And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:40 am
by ChocolateCake123
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.
Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2018 1:48 pm
by Bas Pels
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
Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2018 5:37 am
by ChocolateCake123
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)
Re: And I thought warmer water was supposed to kill whitespot?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2018 12:59 pm
by joietan
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?
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:24 am
by Bas Pels
I'm not surprised about the clown, but I am about the Otocinclus