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Originally Posted by irishgrl
What's your rat's name?
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Cyclops. But I call him Cy-Cy.
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Originally Posted by bikerchic
My daughter had a beta, but he only lasted about 5 months, he got some sort of weird whitish bumps on him. Someone told me it was called "Ick"  Have you ever heard of it? |
"Ick" is a very common fish disease (actually it's a parasite), that usually attacks fish who are under stress and therefore have weakened immune systems. There are several medications available to treat it from the pet store but the safest and least expensive way to cure and prevent it is to keep the watery salty (with marine salt or NON-iodized table salt). I usually put about a teaspoon of salt per gallon of water. It helps to prevent other parasite infestations as well and doesn't harm the fish.