White Spots On Freshwater Aquarium Fish

White Spots On Freshwater Aquarium Fish. I used Tetra Fungus guard on tuesday but its. Red or bloody gills gasping for air.

Hi Everyone I have a tank set up with 3 1 Colomesus asellus puffers and yesterday I did the Tank Maintenance and later on in the day i noticed what looks like little tiny bubbles or white spots on all 3 fish they are perfectly healthy normally and have had no problems. This highly contagious parasite scientific name Ichthyophthirius multifiliis can affect virtually any species of freshwater fish but is easy to treat and avoid. Cloudy appearance on skin red patches on skin where parasite has bitten.

Red or bloody gills gasping for air.

This disease is mostly found in aquarium fish due to close contact with other fish and stress involved in living in an aquarium as opposed to the open water. This is because the eggs will actually hatch but the tiny larvae wont survive in a freshwater aquarium. I have a 55 g tank n three small goldfish. The Nerite eggs can appear as white spots on the glass or anywhere in the aquarium and they will eventually disappear.