Some specific questions about treating Ich
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:06 pm
It seems that my tank has ich. I noticed last night that one of my yoyos was flashing, and then I noticed a few white spots on my neon tetras. This morning there was one spot on one of my platies and the tetras have about 4 spots each on their fins.
I have some Rid•Ich that worked quite successfully before I got the yoyos, but now that I have them, I am worried. I have read some say to use it at full strength (and the bottle says this), others say at half and still others say to do half strength every 12 hours. Does anyone have any personal experience with any of these methods with Rid•Ich?
I have bumped up the temp slightly and turned on the bubble wand, but I cannot do a water change until my husband gets home in 3 hours, because honestly, I dont have the strength to use a bucket to fill the tank back up without losing half of the water on the carpet.
Also, one of my loaches (its what first alerted me to his flashing) is bloated and his gills and mouth are moving quickly. I tried feeding him peas, thinking he was constipated, but my mollies, platies and tetras devour the peas before he even finds them. He seems to be eating fine, but has to rest fairly often.
Will treating the tank make him more ill? Should I try to quarantine him?
I am new to loaches and would greatly appreciate some advice. Thanks so much:)
I have some Rid•Ich that worked quite successfully before I got the yoyos, but now that I have them, I am worried. I have read some say to use it at full strength (and the bottle says this), others say at half and still others say to do half strength every 12 hours. Does anyone have any personal experience with any of these methods with Rid•Ich?
I have bumped up the temp slightly and turned on the bubble wand, but I cannot do a water change until my husband gets home in 3 hours, because honestly, I dont have the strength to use a bucket to fill the tank back up without losing half of the water on the carpet.
Also, one of my loaches (its what first alerted me to his flashing) is bloated and his gills and mouth are moving quickly. I tried feeding him peas, thinking he was constipated, but my mollies, platies and tetras devour the peas before he even finds them. He seems to be eating fine, but has to rest fairly often.
Will treating the tank make him more ill? Should I try to quarantine him?
I am new to loaches and would greatly appreciate some advice. Thanks so much:)