Latest articles from Pets Online Info (http://www.pets-online.info) http://www.pets-online.info 2009-01-08T09:02:20+01:00 text/html 2007-11-13T23:54:51+01:00 http://www.pets-online.info http://www.pets-online.info/white-spot-ichthyophthirius-in-a821.html One of the most common diseases encountered by tropical fish hobbyists, is the common parasite known as "ick" or "ich", for ichthyophthirius. In most cases, white spots on a fish's scales are the first sign noticed, although it's possible fish may begin rubbing themselves against objects as well, since it's a very irritating condition.