Hi

My tank is still cycling and I have fish in my tank. I know this has been done wrong but I was a beginner and have been ill informed on matters concerning fish.

I have a 30 UK gallon fish tank with 8 new small fancy gold fish in it. I have been doing 20% water changes when the ammonia and ph levels have been wrong. I currently have a tank where the ammonia, ph, nitrate and nitrate are all at acceptable levels.

All the fish are new and have only been in there 1 week. This morning at 4am when I came home from a night out all the fish were perfectly fine. At 11am every single fish was covered in what looks like tiny grains of salt, this is more so on the fins but can also be seen in very small amounts on the scales.

In addition to this there seems to be what looks like dust floating in the water and at the top. The white spots that are on the fish are also in the water.

Can ich be seen is such vast amounts in a space of 7 hours, to be in the water, floating at the top and all over the fish? Some fish are worse than others.

The fish are acting normally, swimming happily and are not rubbing or scratching against any of the plants or orniaments.

Two days ago i placed into the water a tonic which I was advised to use as a general all rounder for fish health which is designed to boost their immune systems and combat constipation etc, I read that the ingrediant for this tonic was liquid salt.

Could these fish all have the ich or do you think its to do with the liquid salt that is in the tank?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I need to clarify more what i see in the water

I see white specks like grains of dust, mostly floating on the top but some is in the water also and it is these white grains that are on the top and floating around that are also on the fish.

Are you actually able to see the ich parasite floating around in the water?

Or could it simply be the liquid salt treatment or something else?

Thanks

Andrea x

Hi and welcome to the site.

I would ask first how important it is to post the actual results of the water. Especially since it is cycling and overstocked. I am sure that all is not well (can't be if it is cycling), so knowing what everything is will help us to guide you correctly.

As far as seeing ich in the water, not sure, but what you describe on the fish sure sounds like it. I assume you are not in the states, where are you in the world? Unfortunetly I am not up to date on other countries and their meds. But salt is a wonderful ich killer, so once you post back we can go from there.

Along with the information you post, what is the temp of the tank?
How much salt (and what kind) do you have in the tank?
How long has the salt been in there?

i am in the exact same situation. just today i discovered what looks like ich covering my oranda. it's incredibly noticable so i don't see how he could've had it before today and i not see it. i also have the same specks that you described floating in my water. i have no idea what they are so i'm just as anxious as you are to get a reply here.

Hi

Ive been to the aquarium today and explained my problem and Im told its deffinately white spot therefore I have been given some green stuff to treat the water with and to carry on treating every 48 hours untill the white spot has gone.

I have no idea what these little white type particles are that are floating in the tank. however I will just carry on with the green stuff and hope that it rectifies the problem.

Apparently Im told the area of the Uk where I live is having water quality issues at the moment so its not just me but appears to be many.

Andrea

Hi Andrea - any news on your fish?

HI

Fish treated with I think its King British White Spot control and all have made a quick recovery. Fish healthy and happy with no sign of white spots.

Andrea xx