Oscar fish white patches

Ich or White Spot Oscar fish Disease. A behavioral association of Ich is the fish holding its fins tight to the body sticking around the filters or rubbing body against the tank or decorative rocks. Malachite Green can harm the filter bacteria and kill it its not the best medicine out there all tho it is very strong if i was going to treat with Malachite Green do it as a dip get a bucket make it up as you would the ratio it says on it use tank water and put your fish in for about 10 seconds but white spot is a parasite and will come of the fish and multiply and come back with force ive

Oscar Fish with White Spot fungus - Case study reference

Ich appears as white cloudy spots on the fish s side and fin regions.

Oscar fish Ich is parasite caused and by the time the fish exhibit spots the Oscar fish that develop a fungal infection have a growth on the skin that looks similar to a tuft of cotton. The color starts off white but as the infection worsens it can change to gray brown or red. The patches are about the size of a pea or so and usually flat but one was a bit furry a few days ago. They usually disappear on there own but last several days the fish seem healthy and are eating well. Main details - 450 litre tank 2 oscars about 9 or 10 inches long 2 plecs they don t get the white patches ammonia 0 ppm nitrite 0 ppm The past 3 weeks or so i ve noticed an area on the oscar s head that was turning white like the scales have fallen off. It started off very small and is now the size of a dime.

The other side of the head was fine until now there is also another white spot that s starting to form. It is contagious so if one fish has it they may all get it so treat the entire tank not just the single fish And follow the instructions. Tanks being treated for white spot need to be cleaned out more often. It could be a fungal problem but they are more like big white blobs not spots. Treatment is the same usually a different product though. Fungal infections fish will swim erratically scratching visible cotton like substance on the skin around the eyes or mouth. The fish may also dart back and forth for no reason.

Parasitic infections lethargic excess mucus or slime on the body visible worms or white spots scratching against rocks or wood breathing heavily. Scaleless fish such as loaches and catfish often show symptoms first but most likely every fish in the tank will eventually be infected if not visibly on the body on the gills at the very least. It stands to reason that a stressed fish with a weakened immune function is an easy host but only if the parasite is present in the tank to begin