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Ich
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:58 pm
by Barb
Cleaned my tank today and noticed ONE ich spot on one of my clown loaches an hour or so ago. It isn't there now. What meds should I use and if I don't use medications, how high should I set the temperature to kill the ich? No other signs of anything in the tank on any of my other fish.
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:03 pm
by Doc
one spot? Ich? Are you 100% sure there are no other spots? I don't see why you should treat for something that may very well not be present as the stress caused to the fish is tremendous.
Could the spot have been a gas bubble or a grain of substrate?
What temp do you run your tank at now? What other fish are in the tank?
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 6:27 pm
by plaalye
Agree with Doc. I've seen similar on my fish and had the same reaction. I think if it was ich it would have hung around longer. Keep an eye on them for a few days.
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 7:21 pm
by Barb
Thanks, I think I'll do that. After reading the Ich Sticky, it sounds like the cure is as bad as the disease. Thanks again.