Do I have ich or velvet??

[Ullopincrate]

It’s been a long time since I’ve had either and have recently come back to the hobby after a hiatus. I’ve read a bunch of stuff here and online but to me, pics are better than descriptions so here are some pics. Let me know what you all think and what meds you may recommend. Thanks all. Happy to be back but wish this post was about a happier topic.

 

[duanes]

Looks like ick to me, but since you treat each disease in the same manner, (because they each have at least 3 life cycle stages, with about the same gestation periods), osmotic pressure halts replication with either a salinity of 3ppt or the use of toxic metals like copper sulfate or malachite(Nox-Ick).
Be sure not to stop treatment to soon, 10 days to two weeks is needed to be sure all parasites are dead.
Below a bad case of Ick treated successfully with water softener salt (3 lbs per 100 gallons)