ich can kill that fast and that bad as well. People always think that ich is something mild but it can burst into plague proportion if the conditions are right and kill everything as well as any other parasites.
Of course the only way to be sure is to do a scrape and ID the culprit under a microscope.
This should always be done before any treatment is started as the treatment is very different for ich, velvet or brook. Copper won't kill brook efficiently but formaline will.
Formaline won't kill velvet fast enough.
Chloroquinine will kill pretty much everything safely, if you can find it and treat in QT.
One thing is for sure, if one does a proper quarantine on all fish, then never ever will that person have to deal with any parasite. Peace of mind.
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Originally Posted by Coralgurl
That sounds pretty horrible!!! Agree it sounds like something other than ich. Are you able to take pictures of the affected fish so that someone can offer a solid diagnosis? Or describe what you are seeing on the fish?
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