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why is my oscar have tiny white dots on him2007-11-24 23:44:03

we have two ocars in a 55 gallon tank. we feed them guppies and feeder fish along with their pellets.they have these white dots on them. no bigger than a pinhead. i ve had goldfish that had the same things on them and they died. please help. can anybody tell me what it is and what i can do about it?

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they have got ick from the feeders fish treat them it usally kills in 3 days hurry

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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is a species of ciliate protozoa which parasitizes freshwater fish. Parasite covers the entire globe. It is probably the most common aquarium fish disease and there are few Aquarists that have not met it on one or more occasions. "Ich" is the largest known parasitic protozoan found on fishes. Adult organisms are oval to round and measure 0.5 to 1.0 mm in size. The adult is uniformly ciliated and contains a horseshoe-shaped nucleus which can be seen in older individuals. The disease it causes is usually called ich or white spot, and becomes especially serious in enclosed areas, where it spreads quickly from one fish to another. Ich is the disease responsible for the most fatalities in freshwater aquarium fish and can cause notable damage to aquaculture. Marine ich is caused by an unrelated ciliate, Cryptocaryon.

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its a disease called "ich" or "ick" not sure the spelling. you can get medicine for it at the petstore. i dont know waht causes it but i do know that you should follow the damned dosage. when i was 11 my fish got that and it said "1 drop per gallon" or some measurement. so my cousin goes and empties the bottle into the tank with the rationale "if one drop is god, many more are better!" so the next day, when the water filter finally got most of the blue out and we could see throught the water again, we could see that both of my fishies were dead. they were super cool too, they were all clear with a neon stripe that glowed in blacklight. i havent seen anymore like that ever.