i have ich in a tank with plecos in it. the one im most worried about is the bue panaque but there is a clown and 2 bn also in thetank. how do i treat for ich without using salt? i need help fast!
ich on plecos
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first thing to do is oncrease the temperatures as high as you can safely go, but remember to increase the O2 too as warmer water holds less disolved O2, this should start to kill off the ich (speed up their life cycle) but you may need to add some meds too, i'm not sure which are the best meds in the US, sorry
not sure where to find ridich but in gonna try my lfs today. Im using salt now, and higher temps. gonna do a wc too.
found it, but it has malachite green in it andi dont wanna use that stuff. i got some coppersafe im gonna try in about 3 more days
In regards to the thread on PF--if you want to know if its velvet, shine a torch on the fish when all the lights are out as the Oodinium is more visible.
Coppersafe treats both anyway. Salt and higher temps alone don't always work as parasites are becoming resistant to both, velvet is more resistant than ich.
Let us know how it goes
Coppersafe treats both anyway. Salt and higher temps alone don't always work as parasites are becoming resistant to both, velvet is more resistant than ich.
Let us know how it goes
thats what i was kinda worried about, either velvet OR salt and heat not bieng enough to kill it off. the fish i have left now are all ones that i think will be ok with coppersafe so im pretty sure thats whati might try
havent seen it spread any more but its still killing off one of my hybrids everyday. 2 down 3 to go. another pleco too, thats 2 out of 4 in that tank
1 tablespoon per 2.5 gallons water, increased airation, 85f, and i havent started coppersafe yet.
its awful when they get ich! some strains are more resistant to meds than others.
good luck, let us know how you get on.
after I had a bad attack I put uv in most of my tanks when i discovered you can get them built into internal filters cos easier than plumbing the big exteral ones (I have a big vecton on my largest tank). dont know if it helps but had no illness (but did have tank wipeout from ph crash - so still have to be vigilant against disaster)
good luck, let us know how you get on.
after I had a bad attack I put uv in most of my tanks when i discovered you can get them built into internal filters cos easier than plumbing the big exteral ones (I have a big vecton on my largest tank). dont know if it helps but had no illness (but did have tank wipeout from ph crash - so still have to be vigilant against disaster)
i got it fromthe back of the box of API aquarium salt. I have taken tha tank down now, almoat all the fish died
