whitespot on oscars

Question
RECENTLY PURCHASED ANOTHER 6 OSCARS 2 PLEC'S TO JION MY OTHER 2 OSCARS, REMOVED THE EXISTING OSCARS AND MOVE THE TANK AROUND,FLOATED NEW ADD THE EXISTING ONES, FINE 2 LITTLE ONES HAVE DIED OVER THE LAST 2 DAYS,I THOUGHT ITS JUST THEM BEEN TOO SMALL TO DEFEND THEMSELVES,NO SIGNS OF SICKNESS JUST WERE NOT EATING,WERE SULKING.HOWEVER, THIS MORNING MY ENTIRE AQUARIUM ALL MY TIGER OSCARS, ARE FULL OF WHITESPOT,CAN'T SEE ON MY ALBINO OSCAR OR PLEC'S, WHAT SHOULD I DO?I HAVE PUT SOME ICH INTO THE TANK,LIGHT IS OFF, AND DO YOU THINK THAT I SHOULD SAOR THE TEMPERTURE UP AND DOWN OVER THE NEXT 3DAYS?I THINK THE ICH MEDICINE MAY TOO OLD, I KNOW ITS DEFINATELY ABOUT 7YEARS OLD, DOES IT GO OUT OF DATE?NO EXPIRY ON THE BOTTLE?DO I NEED TO CLEAN THE TANK AND BUY FRESH WHITESPOT CONTROL MEDICINE?PLEASE HELP,IF SO WHAT IS THE BEST MEDICINE TO PURCHASE THAT WILL CURE THEM AND FAST?

Answer
Hi M;

First make a 25% water change. Be sure to use a water conditioner.

Next, go to the fish store and get three things to add to the tank;

**New ich medicine (7 years is a long time and it's better to use fresh)
**MelaFix (helps soothe and heal their skin)
**Aquarium Salt (helps prevent secondary infection and weakens the parasites)

While you are at the fish store take a jar of tank water to have it tested for levels of the following;

Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
pH

Be sure to get actual readings. Don't let them tell you "it's okay" or "the pH is off a little". Get numbers.

I need a bit more info about your tank and fish too besides the water tests;

How big is the tank?
How long has the tank been set up?
How big are each of the fish?
What kind of filtration?
How often do you clean the filter?
How often do you usually make water changes?
How much is changed at one time?
When you added the new fish did you acclimate them?
Did you pour the transport bag water into the tank?

Even if you don't have the water tests done yet, it would be helpful for me to know as much as I can as soon as possible. Just give me the test results as soon as you can get them.......

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At Your Service;
Chris Robbins