Illness, Health & Nutrition • White Spot Help

[driftredempion]

Hi all. I just noticed today my Cichlid has 3 white spots, tht are fairly large. I have read about spot disease/ich, and I would liek to know what is the recommended way to treat this, and is the picture I provided the disease!! I am fairly new to the bobby, but not a complete noobie. I just changed my water today including filter, and pllanning ondoing this again in 2 weeks. Please let meknow if this is the right diagnosis ASAP!!

Pictures of the spots on this flikr site.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/85064258@N02/

[GTZ]

Where are the spots? I don't see any. Are you referring to the upper edge of the dorsal fin?

[driftredempion]

I have updated it with a better picture. You will see the 3 here. I am praying they are normal, but I never noticed this before.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/85064258@N02/

[GTZ]

Those are referred to as 'egg spots'. Perfectly normal.

[driftredempion]

Phew thank god!!! So I should not get any medicine or anything?

[sus]

No, you're fine.

[driftredempion]

Thank you all!! /Thread