Ich treatments
Thanks for the link. It’s interesting how many different opinions there are on this. The information I was using is at www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php She states that she’s had success with salt and heat in her tank with both cichlids and clown loaches, but also gives information about various medications (which it sounds like aren’t good for loaches either).
However, now that the loaches are dead, I just want to make sure my remaining fish continue to be healthy, and I would like to preserve my plants if possible. I do have some Ich Guard, I think, that Jungle Labs sent me a while back as a free gift, but it’s at home and this is my tank at work. But as I recall it says it’s not good for small fish, and I do have a lot of fry in the tank.
I guess what I really need to do is figure out the best course of action to take from here - I’ve got healthy-looking fish (although I’m not sure you’d even be able to see ich on Endler’s livebearers), but my tank is at 86 degrees, I have a lot of salt in the water, and my plants are falling apart. I guess I can lower the thermostat on the heater, do a 25% water change, and see how things look on Monday.
- Trevor
Giancarlo Podio wrote: > Trevor, you’re right, heat and salt don’t mix well with plants at > all. Loaches themselves don’t always respond well to salt either… > > Loaches often get ich when purchased, although it is a parasite, I > prefer to blame stress for having allowed the parasite to effect an > otherwise healthy fish. In the past I’ve learned to monitor ich on > new arrivals and judge if any treatment at all is required. I have > found that the majority of the time ich on new fish can be faught off > by the fish itself if the new environment is healthy and free of > further stress to the fish. It is only when I see a fish getting > worse that I consider taking any action. Due to having planted tanks > myself and the fact that cories and loaches don’t particularly like > salt, I have used Quick Cure with great results. > > Keep in mind that those plants may also be playing a role in your > tank’s stability and water quality. Doing anything to harm them may > end up effecting the fish as well… > > Here’s a link that provides some treatment options specifically for > loaches: > http://forums.loaches.com/viewtopic.php?t=2599 > > Hope that helps > Giancarlo Podio, LMD > > > > — In UniQuaria@yahoogroups.com, Trevor Holyoak wrote: > >> I have a 10 gallon planted tank in my office that has Endler’s >> livebearers and an algae eater. They’ve been doing fine for several >> years. I recently found a good deal on baby clown loaches and >> > bought 4 > >> of them, intending to take them home to my 80 gallon tank when >> > they’ve > >> outgrown the 10 gallon one. Unfortunately, they came down with ich, >> > and > >> I began a treatment of elevated temperature combined with 1 tbsp of >> > salt > >> per gallon on Monday. All the clown loaches have since died. My >> > other > >> fish still seem to be doing well, but I had planned to continue the >> treatment for its full course just to make sure the ich is >> > completely > >> gone and the other fish don’t come down with it. >> >> However, the salt is taking its toll on my plants. I’m not greatly >> concerned, because my plants haven’t been doing so hot lately since >> > I > >> replaced the tank a while back when the old one started leaking, >> > but I > >> would like to keep some of them if possible. I’m curious as to how >> > much > >> success others have had with just the elevated temperature, and not >> salt, as an effective treatment? If the combined salt and higher >> temperature (approx. 86 degrees is as high as my heater seems to >> > go) are > >> the best solution to keep the fish healthy, I’d rather sacrifice >> > the > >> plants for the fish. (And I’m not interested in using any chemicals >> > or > >> medications beyond salt.) >> >> Thanks, >> Trevor >> >> > > > > ———————————— > > To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UniQuaria > > > Wish to Unsubscribe? I can’t imagine why but if you do, send a message to: > UniQuaria-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >
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