What are the chances my fish have ich and I never see it?

csmfish · 01/25/2010, 05:05 PM

My fish is scratching a lot but i see nothing yet. I know that if it is ich, its at its first stages. I am keeping a close eye on jim but I am wondering what the chances are I may miss the outside (white spot) symptoms?

bhammer · 01/25/2010, 05:16 PM

What color is the fish? It can harder to see on light colored fish.

I have a couple fish that flash the sad near where they sleep. I think they like to keep their home as clean as possible. I have a big rock that has an anmome on it and the clowns keep that rock sprakling clean. They are always fanning the rock.

csmfish · 01/25/2010, 05:37 PM

He is a lighter blue colored fish. He is scratching his gill area on the top of the 4" PVC pipe in the QT.

HoppyBunny · 01/25/2010, 05:40 PM

When we first got our Blue Tang he scratched a lot for a few days before the white spots showed up on him.

01/25/2010, 05:05 PM	#1
csmfish Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: VA Posts: 1,055	What are the chances my fish have ich and I never see it? My fish is scratching a lot but i see nothing yet. I know that if it is ich, its at its first stages. I am keeping a close eye on jim but I am wondering what the chances are I may miss the outside (white spot) symptoms?

01/25/2010, 05:16 PM	#2
bhammer Addicted User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 743	What color is the fish? It can harder to see on light colored fish. I have a couple fish that flash the sad near where they sleep. I think they like to keep their home as clean as possible. I have a big rock that has an anmome on it and the clowns keep that rock sprakling clean. They are always fanning the rock.

01/25/2010, 05:37 PM	#3
csmfish Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: VA Posts: 1,055	He is a lighter blue colored fish. He is scratching his gill area on the top of the 4" PVC pipe in the QT.

01/25/2010, 05:40 PM	#4
HoppyBunny Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cibolo, TX Posts: 47	When we first got our Blue Tang he scratched a lot for a few days before the white spots showed up on him.