sleeby
11-15-2008, 10:27 PM
Well, I searched but reckoned I'd best post as well. I really don't want to post this for reasons of pride but I am forcing myself for the good of these fish. So, here goes:
I noticed signs of ich on my rummynose tetras and german blue rams; later one angel started to show a little but then shed its mucus.
I caught it very early on as I spend a lot of time with these fish. The guppies started scratching on the gravel round about day three but never showed external signs.
I removed the carbon from my canister filter and used rid ich+ (mel green) for about ten days every night with lights off (save for a few hours in the evenings before I redosed).
Ich seems to be gone. I used for four or five days at 801F after last signs.
It is now four days later and I clean and replaced 60% water in the tank last night as well as replaced the carbon to remove the old meds.
My cherry barbs are not right. They appear to have fin rot as their tails are chewed up and there is a very minor but noticeable white line where the fin meets the flesh. They are all together near the surface and not at all acting themselves. There is a male dwarf guarami also acting off but not showing any physical signs of illness. Otherwise the the fish in there appear to be doing great - even the german blue rams who had ich two weeks ago are fine and one pair just spawned and is guarding its eggs now.
I assume I need to remove the carbon and use yet another med? But I want to get advice before doing so. I would prefer not to use salt as I have dwarf frogs, cories and Petricolas in there.
Water temp is now back to ~77F and, as always, the nitrites & ammonia are zero and the nitrates under 20 (been under 10 for several weeks straight now).
I do not have an isolation tank for the barbs.
What should my next step be?
Thanks for making it this far!
I noticed signs of ich on my rummynose tetras and german blue rams; later one angel started to show a little but then shed its mucus.
I caught it very early on as I spend a lot of time with these fish. The guppies started scratching on the gravel round about day three but never showed external signs.
I removed the carbon from my canister filter and used rid ich+ (mel green) for about ten days every night with lights off (save for a few hours in the evenings before I redosed).
Ich seems to be gone. I used for four or five days at 801F after last signs.
It is now four days later and I clean and replaced 60% water in the tank last night as well as replaced the carbon to remove the old meds.
My cherry barbs are not right. They appear to have fin rot as their tails are chewed up and there is a very minor but noticeable white line where the fin meets the flesh. They are all together near the surface and not at all acting themselves. There is a male dwarf guarami also acting off but not showing any physical signs of illness. Otherwise the the fish in there appear to be doing great - even the german blue rams who had ich two weeks ago are fine and one pair just spawned and is guarding its eggs now.
I assume I need to remove the carbon and use yet another med? But I want to get advice before doing so. I would prefer not to use salt as I have dwarf frogs, cories and Petricolas in there.
Water temp is now back to ~77F and, as always, the nitrites & ammonia are zero and the nitrates under 20 (been under 10 for several weeks straight now).
I do not have an isolation tank for the barbs.
What should my next step be?
Thanks for making it this far!