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My fish has white dandion-like things growing on him Is it Ich2007-11-24 23:38:18

I have a 10 gallon tank which holds a Black Moor and another type of goldfish. The other type of goldfish is showing signs of possible Ich infection. It has these white fungus looking things growing on him. They're look very similiar to the tops of Dandelions.

I searched for a treatment and found one with heat and salt. I put the fish in a separate 1 gallon tank with 3 teaspoons of salt. (I put water conditioner in the tap water first.) I also raised the water temperature to 80 degrees. He is still very inactive and is only staying at the top of the water.

My Black Moor was exremely inactive the last day or so when the other fish was with it. Since I took the fish out for treatment, the Black Moor has been swimming all around and is very playful. Any ideas to what could have been wrong, or what is wrong?

Answers:

Ich is due to stress and poor water quality. Each goldfish will need about 20 gallons of water when there bigger. They produce a lo of ammonia, so you have to change he water a lot if there in a tank that small!! Good luck!!

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Hmmm. it does look like Ich, but I really don't understand about the Black Moore - why he suddenly became active! Buy some Ich or fungus treatment for the other type of goldfish; but I suggest that you treat the other fish too. It is a good idea to use salt, but why heat? If the weather is hot in your area right now, the fish might instead prefer cooold water. My goldfish passed away because of the weather (although he didn't have that Ich symptom). Anyway, check out the TetraHole: http://www.geocities.com/tetrahole. Maybe you'll find some answers to your questions there. Good luck!

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sounds like white spot,buy some cure from pet shop.

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I believe you asked a question related to this trouble you are having the other day. I posted some Ich/Ick treatment info for you, and hope it does help, but if these white spots are looking like the crown of a flower (as opposed to the look of the fish having been salted) then it could possibly be Velvet or something similar. Also - this is not a fungus, but a parasite most likely, or maybe bacterial. If it was fungus it would have a cottony look to it.