How I Treat “Stress Ich” on My Fish
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Despite quarantining my new powder blue dwarf gourami Unicron for 8 weeks, I noticed he had white spots soon after moving to the 20-gallon community tank. I thought it was ich, or white spot disease, and tried treating it with Ich-X medication followed by high concentrations of salt. However, the spots stayed exactly the same; they neither decreased nor increased in number or size.
I do not believe Unicron had “regular ich” caused by stress because it did not act like any case of ich I’ve ever encountered before. Regular ich tends to attack the thinnest membranes on the fish first, the number of spots multiplies quickly, and other fish often catch it as well. Instead, I believe it may have been “stress ich,” which is like stress acne for fish and is not contagious. Once I found the source of Unicron’s stress, I took care of it and the spots slowly disappeared one by one over the course of 2 months.
(Thank you to Cory from @AquariumCoop for his useful analogy of comparing ich to chicken pox and stress ich to stress acne!)
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*Have you ever seen stress ich before, and if so, how did you treat it? For tips on how to treat regular ich, here is my favorite method: **th-cam.com/video/TpOC-yEAfVM/w-d-xo.html*
Water changes and maybe salt. Along with making sure whatever that stressor was, to balance out the tank
I have baught fish that developed ich and some that developed epistylis. I treat with Blueplanet fungus cure and Methylene blue and salt and put the temp up to 31. Kills it as soon as they drop off. But i leave it like that for 1 week to be safe. I have baught fish (yoyo loaches) with visible ich bcos I can treat it pretty easily. And I also felt bad for the fish cos they probably would of died if I didnt save them. Lol
I have seen it before but I have had fish over sixty years but I have only seen ick a few times. Maybe 5 times but I don't buy fish very often. Maybe every 5 years
I have the exact same gourami and Both of his feelers were torn off I’m half what can I do to help him
Where is your accent from? I study linguistics and its quite odd...
I love when pets start to worry you and it turns out to be for some ridiculous reason.
"He kept trying to fight himself."
But also the solution was just to put a single fake plant in the corner so he couldn't try
😂😂
Bro my betta fish used to constantly fight his own reflection in his tank and sometimes hit his face in the glass
He finally stopped after several months
This is why I love having fish
A girl on TikTok explained how her cat stopped eating and not even the vets could understand why. It out the cat was throwing a tantrum and would rather starve then eat a different brand of cat food. The cat was back to normal after getting the brand she liked.
Always get it because most of my fish is transported to me (cant buy any local), mostly it goes away in few days with medicine. And they say aquariums and fish keeping is relaxing haha. Few more years and its time to get a job as a fish doctor.
I would say, sometimes it turns into 24 hour emergency. Esp when you add someone new to the tank. But yes, it is mostly relaxing... When everything is ok😁
...Don’t pan-ICH
I’m sorry 😂😁😂
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😑😒 something is wrong with you
Delete it
Lol
No no I like it
My white Sailfin Molly occasionally chases his reflection in the back/left corner. I can move my Java Fern back there, but that would possibly lead to him chasing his reflection on the front/right corner of the tank, so I'll probably go out and buy a couple plants and cover the two back corners to keep him from chasing his reflection. He doesn't have any spots or signs of stress as far as I can tell, but it probably safer to fix the issue before symptoms arise.
Good tip/guide video for this issue. Simple and short, yet it gives you the exact details needed to resolve it.
Update: It's been a little over a month since I've had him and, since those plants have been added, he's hasn't been chasing his reflection anymore and swims around the tank with the ladies, pecking at plants, watching the snails move about, and just living life.
@PH Roof Cleaning North West Well, at least I know it wasn't the problem. If that was the case, my females Mollies would most likely be panicked and stressed as well. I didn't come back and update this comment though, and I probably should've done that so people know that his seeing his reflection was the issue, and that he's doing fine now. Do appreciate the comment though. Might help other people resolve the issue (if that's the issue they're having).
I love how people always do all this work for their fish, when I first got my cherry barbs I saw one had a single white dot near it’s gills, put it in a cup and made a tornado in the water with the thermometer that came with the tank and it came off, put him back in the tank and all my barbs are still alive!
Im happy with the Transformer names, especially 2 of my favorites in Soundwave and Unicron.
I LOVE when creators document the whole process. So interesting!!
Visuals are Far More Helpful and Impactful…than just words or text alone!
Yeaa! And its kind of satisfying for me.
Never thought I’d say this, but Unicron is adorable. 😄
Unicron is gorgeous!
I've never heard of stress ich, thank you so much for sharing this kind of thing
Honestly "remove the source of stress and have patience" is good advice!
I have two of these boys and they actually get along pretty well. They both swim together and with the blue flame gourami. When they want some peace one goes into his castle and the other to his plant.
I sympathise with your fish. Literally got a stress ick myself (eczema) 😫
I can tell you really love your fish. That's awesome. I love it when people truely care for the animals.
I would like to see a powder blue dwarf gourami, species spotlight Irene!! Love your videos
I'm very glad to have seen this, I believe this is what is going on with my opal, she's a goof and gets horrified everytime anything anywhere happens, and meds haven't cleared up here 2 little spots
Use fresh garlic for ick. It works like a charm and most the time the ick is gone within 24 hours. One clove per ten gallons of water cut up into bite sized chunks incase they want to eat it (this will help get rid of it faster). This is safe on ALL freshwater fish. I’m not sure about salt as I only fw fresh
All I can say is thank you for sharing this video! You have answered so many of my questions 🥰
This actually helped me so much. One or two of my neon tetras have had Ich for almost 3 months, and it didn't seem to affect him, neither was contagious to other fish. Thanks for the info!
"why are you here? " Me to my shape in the reflector
I love the fact you named your fish Unicron!
I- Unicron is the true villain in the Transformers universe.
It honestly amazes me that a fish gets stress. Let alone one in such a beautiful environment.
Hello, I also have a DG (Freddy) and he spends a lot o time doing the exact same thing Unicron does, fortunately he doesn't show any symptoms of stress ich, but now I can fix this before this affects him. Thank you!
Hi Irene. Happy Holidays! That is one beautiful Dwarf Gourami you have there 😊 I have experienced this same issue in the past, and my LFS told me what to do (what you just explained ) and it went away.
"Flo? Has anybody seen Flo? FLOOOOOO?!!"
^W° Glad Unicorn got spotless in the end and is chilling.💖
Wow, excellent work with helping your fish.
RIP unicron, you where the cutest lil gourami
You are getting better and better and more knowledgeable great video
Awww thanks, I really appreciate that!
I am learning alot from your posts. Thanks. And watching the beautiful fish is soothing.
Love the name by the way, Unicron fits really well.
2 of my new tiger barbs got it. First I used ich medicine which had always worked for me in previous fishes but this time the spots weren't going and not increasing or decreasing but Now after watching your video I know it's stress ich
This is great info, and something that's not often talked about. Maybe that's why I've been unsuccessful at treating ich before when usually it's pretty easy to clear up...
hooray. fish love to war with their reflections
Yeah, it's pretty annoying but my best method so far is putting plants and decor in the way to block their access.
The reflection was his high stress & I’ve never relAted to a fish more 😂❤
My GBR pair were like that when they were young (got them as babies) and now they’re active as ever. Good thing it was stress ich.
Love your vids can you talk about decor what is safe and not and can you talk about were you get your decor ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Most of her decor is actually live aquarium plants, but if you're going the artificial route make sure you're using silk plants and not plastic ones, because plastic ones can have sharp edges that might tear their fins. Just try to avoid stuff that gets too sharp in general. Other than that, if it's labeled as aquarium decor, it's most likely safe :D
@@havenaquatics3806 I mean like the rocks and not just plants but thank you 😊
@@keigac72 ohhhhh ok- I don't know a ton about that, but make sure they aren't too sharp, then there's some rocks with extra minerals in them that can mess with water hardness, but as I said I don't know much about that. Hope you can find the info you're looking for!
so happy he’s ok
Thank you so much I think this is what is happening to my discus he has a couple of small spots on his side fins and tail I also started treating with Ichx but I’m on day 4 none of my other fish have been infected and the number of spots is still the same . Hopefully he clears up I’ve had him for a couple of years now 👍🏽
Increasing the temperature and adding garlic cloves ( in the filter so the fish don't eat it ) worked for me , down side is ur house is going to smell like some ones cooking cos of the increased temp
That last photo frame he looks so happy 😭
Unicron is a fantastic fish name
I too get stressed out when looking at my reflection LOL
Thank you for this video, very short and to the point while being very educational.
Actually thank you for this. I don't own many fish and the ones I do are kinda to have a pretty aquarium with some nice fish in it and they haven't had any signs but this may be useful later
Really named his fish after a planet eating robot lol
I too get stressed when I see my own reflection.
Maybe Ich-X works on pimples??? Asking for a bunch of friends? 😄
My powder blue died from ich, but it wasn’t stress ich. One of my pearls got it as well. Kind of wish it had been stress ich though.
As a transformers fan, I LOVE unicron and soundwave especially 😍
Can't help but agree:]
Fish gets better mental support than me
I used to have a powder blue dwarf gourami and I never thought I could love a fish so much :(
Thank you so much! I've had the exact same thing happen with my own powder blue gourami. It was scarily the same as my situation. He died but I never put 2 and 2 together. I will be looking for this in the future. Thank you!
I had 4 cherry barbs and 4 tetras in a tank. Everything was going smoothly for a while until the barbs caught ich. By the time I noticed the spots and realized what it was they were almost all dead. The tetras were fine. I’m glad I never did use the medication because I also had shrimp in the tank that I didn’t want to hurt
Oh man, I'm sorry to hear that. If you ever face it again, I've had good luck with Aquarium Solutions Ich-X being safe for fish, shrimp, snails, and plants.
Unicron is so pretty
Why is it called ich not itch?
Also your fish are gorgeous! I love that you care so much about them ♥️♥️
My betta also got ich.... I just quarantined him and put so much salt and cut a garlic piece and put it inside water and change 50% water every two days.... His spots disappeared within 3 days..😀
That blue cloud gave me freaking flash backs to trying to get tank under control. 😒
Fish and aquariums are pretty, but I'm never going back lol. I almost caught stress ich
That's a lot of knowledge
Sadly after treating my blue dwarf for 2 days for a wound on his side, he passed away this morning. 2 wonderful years he spent in my planted tank. he was the last of my OG fish
I just got first fish delivery in mail. Red BorleyI is full of white spots.
Fish: stressed cause he looked at his reflection
Ive never related so much to a fish
He must be like :oh so you also got pimples from fighting huh?
What a beautiful fish!
It's awsome she's a transformers fan old school at that.
That moment when you name your fish after one of the most powerful deities in Transformers
I also got a Similar problem with my Oscar when he was 2 months old after transferring him in the mini pond where he can't see his reflection he's much more relaxed his now 3 to 4 months to me now
Wow same thing happened with me recently, to the T!!! With my powder blue gourami "Mr. Miyagi" Including the hot spot reflection in the tank. 🤯🤯🤯
Thank you because I almost panicked
Hey guys, my zebra fish seem to be sad since they are not eating their food too. There are 3 of them and i have put them in a bowlish tank.
My German blue ram had that and it had me freaking out for the longest. To this day I’m not sure what caused him to have it for so long but after like 4 months of it fluctuating it just completely went away and he has outstanding colors now
Yup. I have stress ich.
Very helpful
I can see you’ve got some smaller Decepticons in that tank, maybe you’ll get a Galvatron next 😃
Maybe I should cover the mirror in my room too. 🤔
This is y i love fish
I too become incredibly stressed out when I see my reflection. Glad fishy is doing ok
On my honey sunset gouramis I thought they had ick on their faces, but as males mature they get discoloration that's either black or just dark on their chins, like little fish beards!!!
I just crank the heat, It works every time.
I'm 99% sure I got recommend this video because your fishes name is Unicron (I'm a huge transformers nerd) but I enjoyed it nonetheless
Sis when will you upload new video's
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I got a pair of blue rams for my recently aquascaped 20 gallon and they died with in to weeks to ick. I tried treating them, but they just ended up dying😔😭😭. Thank GOOOd I didn’t name them yet.
I got this exact fish for my birthday one year, had ick and wiped out my entire tank in about a week.
That’s a shame . Do you still keep fish . Or did that turn you away from the hobby entirely? Where did the fish come from ?
@@jmdq1 pretty sure the person got them from a big chain pet store, I still have a black moor I’ve kept for about four years now.
@@SapphireBear good to hear you have had success with “Darth Vader “ 😂 . My Honey gourami is called “Mycroft “ ( Sherlock Holme’s brother )
Can you do a video on Live Breeder disease? I've been loosing guppies even though the water parameters are good. The cherry shrimp and ghost shrimp in the tank have been eating them 😬
You're in luck! I've done one on the livebearer disease that is caused by internal parasites ( th-cam.com/video/-weeGP0FBjU/w-d-xo.html ), but there is also livebearer disease caused by lack of minerals so check out this video as well: th-cam.com/video/oE9s3Q-c14U/w-d-xo.html
Wow! Good to know.
I’ve never had it, even super small spots, that didn’t rapidly progress to the other fish 😞
My dwarf gourami/trichogaster has a single spot on his/her top fin. Should I be concerned?
Your fish is really pretty, assuming it’s a gourami - which kind is it?
Unicron? Did you name him off of the chaos bringer from transformers?
Ok fish question. Sadly the beta in the story passed on. Just curious what it was. My beta female was swimming fine. She was active and eat good. Then one morning I look in her tank. She had what look like hairs all over body. Possible fungus looking. She could not swim anymore or stay afloat. Passed on shortly after. Do you know what that could have been? Thanks so much for the information.
Mirrors also stress me out
We got one of those fish and he was SO aggressive we had to return him
Unicron? Like the destroyer of worlds??
Rock salt will rock within hrs in this case
How do you tell the difference between true ich and stress ich? Do you have to try medication to know? I just got 6 pygmy corydoras and one of them is lethargic with clamped fins. I have yet to see the telltale white spots on him (though I noticed a lighter mark on his head, so I'll need to take a closer look at that to make sure it is just pigmentation and not a symptom of disease), but I've read that lethargy and clamped fins can be early signs of ich. I've thought about treating the quarantine tank with Mardel Quick Cure, but I'm worried that doing so will cause more harm than good if he is just having a stress reaction, since pygmy corydoras are more sensitive to medication. Any advice on how to handle this? I really don't want to lose him or any of the others, I already love them so much.
Your fish is mad at it's reflection.
We payed $1200 to learn that my cat wasn’t drinking water because of moving stress and the water wasn’t in a specific cup (she still doesn’t drink from anything but her tea-cup)
How do you cure a Betta of a fungal/bacterial infection and cloudy eye? He's been like this for ages and the only thing I haven't tried was aquarium salt...
i did not know fish could get itchy, that must be horrible they can’t even properly scratch it
I didnt know fish were so complex
It's that betta fish?