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He just gets better & better every day! YAY! I think it's safe to say we made it with him & the tetras that are left. One of the poor tetras lost most of its tail & has a bad tear in one of its fins, but I it hasn't progressed, or gotten any worse, in several days - hopefully it'll regenerate with g...

OMGoodness - you've got QUITE the collection! How awesome!

What an accomplishment! You've got some really beautiful fish there =D

OMGoodness I look forward to my crew turning 20!!

Thank you, Angry Loach! Great news to report this morning - he's eating!! MUCH more energetic! Still acting a little woozy/sickly, but A LOT BETTER! My water parameters are great/perfect - Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - 0, Nitrate - 10! Definitely keeping tabs on that & do water changes as necessary. I use ...

OMG - He's still kickin, but wouldn't you know it!!! Ich seems to be completely at bay, but NOW, I'm starting to see some fin fraying/rot in the tetras & a small little tear in the tip of the Clown's Dorsal fin. So, we started Maracyn Two last night. He's (the clown) is swimming around more now, mor...

My last little Clown is still alive, but he's depressed & not too interested in food. Breathing normally & looks good, but just sad. On the other hand, my Tetras look like CRAP! One of them passed yesterday (I think the temps & meds finally got to him?). However, I truly do hope we're on an up swing...

I don't think the temp is bothering them. I don't think the mild dose of salt that I had been using was bothering them either & I definitely don't think the General Cure bothered them. After those were all slowly removed & I began to use the Rid Ich they have all just rapidly deteriorated & gone dow...

Oh - I definitely only have one med in there - Rid Ich+. I never replaced the salt or the General Cure with the water changes. I agree that it was probably all too much, which is why I wanted to finish General Cure then move on, but when they got more spots that became impossible. So, I switched ove...

Well, we lost another one this evening. =( Down to two now & one looks great & is eating & swimming about, even being kind of bratty & the other just sits & flicks its fins. I seriously feel like the treatment is too harsh & is what's doing it, because I don't understand how Ich could be multiplying...

Redshark, thank you again for all of your encouraging words & advice. I'm wondering how do your clowns act while being treated? Mine are kind of all over the place. One is acting totally normal, the other one will come out but just sort of sits at the bottom, he/she will swim normally if provoked by...

So, I'm trying to think ahead for these poor little, emaciated, pale, Ich infested loaches I have in QT. As bad as that sounds they're still alive... they're NOT happy with the treatment/Ich but they do still eat some of their garlic soaked brine shrimp & are coming out early morning & early evening...

The third baby clown that was in question *IS* still alive. She looks just okay... end of her tail fin where the spots were looks kind of shredded up & she seems stressed, but is alive.

This is so frustrating... today they're flashing & acting very unhappy BUT I can't see any spots? If there are spots I guess they're just too small for me to see? Could they be flashing because their skin is irritated from the chemical treatment (Rid Ich)? I feel like it's a catch 22... Ich will kil...

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I have two big questions: 1. Can I use API Stress Coat Dechlorinator with Rid Ich? I know you're not supposed to use Amquel or products that specifically remove dyes, but is API Stress Coat okay? Stress Coat doesn't say anything about removing dyes, but it is a dechlor & heavy metal neutralizer. 2. ...