Thanks for replying! Yeah that's the spot. I'm just new to this and freak out about certain things and try to get as much feed back and research I can before I act upon it. I'm gonna check him out when I get home and if its worse then I was told to give him a 2 min freshwater(rodI) dip.
That I do understand. I only planned on keeping him for a few. I got him to tackle crazy hair algae outbreak I had. I think I'll be a bit upset when I do. he was my first fish :/. what size tank would you suggest for him cause I was told I could keep him for about a year then would have to consider other options. He's probably about 2.5 to 3 in now.
45 isn't big enough either. These guys need at least 125 gallons. Even at a small size being in a three foot tank (I assume you have a 40 breeder) can be very stressful for them. If it is actually ich, the fact that he's in a small tank is what I would pin it on.
Awesome deal and thank you! At least I have some kind of positive feed back on that. He is still very small at this moment and will find him a new home as he gets bigger. Its hard to know exactly what to do when you read so much different stuff too.
The reason they need a bigger tank is because they need a lot of swimming room. It doesn't really have anything to do with how big the fish is currently. Good luck with him.