Treating Dojo with Ich
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:43 pm
I have 3 Dojo loaches and thankfully none of them have Ich.
However I was at a Pet Smart to purchase some air line tubing (I typically don't buy fish there but they're much closer then a true "fish" store). While there I looked at the fish they had. They had a few Kubotais which caught my eye but they looked bloated, possibly with worms, so I passed. They also had a tank of Golden Dojos. I've been looking to pick up a Golden Dojo to add to my gray and brown Dojos for 8 months or so. I took my time inspecting them some had mysteriously short barbles which I found disturbing and a few of them had white spots which I thought had to be Ich, maybe they were just odd markings, but I think it was most likely Ich. So I passed and just left with my tubing.
But I was wondering how would one treat a Dojo with Ich? Most medications I'm familiar with are not kind of scaleless fish (loaches). I've always been a fan of the 85 degrees and salt treatment for my other tanks. But I don't think Dojos would appreciate the high temps.
So as a hypothetical what would be the best treatment for Dojos with Ich?
However I was at a Pet Smart to purchase some air line tubing (I typically don't buy fish there but they're much closer then a true "fish" store). While there I looked at the fish they had. They had a few Kubotais which caught my eye but they looked bloated, possibly with worms, so I passed. They also had a tank of Golden Dojos. I've been looking to pick up a Golden Dojo to add to my gray and brown Dojos for 8 months or so. I took my time inspecting them some had mysteriously short barbles which I found disturbing and a few of them had white spots which I thought had to be Ich, maybe they were just odd markings, but I think it was most likely Ich. So I passed and just left with my tubing.
But I was wondering how would one treat a Dojo with Ich? Most medications I'm familiar with are not kind of scaleless fish (loaches). I've always been a fan of the 85 degrees and salt treatment for my other tanks. But I don't think Dojos would appreciate the high temps.
So as a hypothetical what would be the best treatment for Dojos with Ich?