Best cure for whitespot in Bristlenose

[pony-tail]

We recently acquired some Bristlenose for my grandson - from 2 sources - but put both lots in the same tank !

Now they all have whitespot .

Wanting to no what is the best method of treating white spot on Bristlenose .

I have little to no knowledge (nor really interest - but my grandson loves them ) about any loracid catfish but recall that they are very sensitive to some medications .

[Nini]

I've only had white spot the one time, and had bn and guppies in the tank.. I used Protozin -- pretty sure it recommends using half dose for scaleless fish. It's a 7 day treatment, and it fixed everyone up with no deaths. Just make sure you take the carbon out of the filter if you have any, otherwise it gets rid of the chemical before it has a chance to do anything.

Or you could add salt (amount depends on the size of the tank) and bump the tank temp up to about 30 degrees, make sure you add an airstone though (hotter tank means less oxygen in the water). I haven't had white spot since finding out about this method, but most of what I've read has said that salt is okay to use to treat bristlenose.. as long as you don't go overboard.

[pony-tail]

I wound up using an Aquasonic product - also at 1/2 dose

[Nini]

They all have the same thing in them in the end.. and the half dose is pretty standard for bn treatment Best of luck!