 Disease Text is by Randy Lefever. Thanks to Dr. Andy Goodwin for some of the pictures.
Ich (whitespot) – Ich is one of the most common and widespread of all the fish diseases. It is characterized by tiny white spots the size of coarse sand. Its microscopic stage is round with a horseshoe shaped nucleus. Symptoms may appear before you see the white spots. They include flashing (rubbing their sides against the pond), lethargy, and loss of appetite. The treatment of choice for ich is salt for 10-21 days, depending on the water temperature. Ich takes longer to clear in colder water.
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