ich and oxygen
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:57 pm
Type of fish that are affected -Clown Loach and silver hatchets
* How long has the tank been set up for?- a month
* Size of tank (dimensions and volume).75 gallon (unsure dimensions etc)
* How is the tank being filtered? (We have a filter..I'm not sure what this question means lol)
* Water temperature. 84f
* Your maintenance regime ( Received ich right away do water changes every two to three days.
* Has anything new been added to the tank recently? (fish, plants, live food, decor etc). everything is new
* What other fish are in the tank? Khulie loaches- 3 4 silver hatchets, guppies, pleco
* As detailed a description as possible of the symptoms the fish are exhibiting (remember a photograph can speak a thousand words). Ich, depleted oxygen
* How long ago the affected fish were added to the tank, and how long the fish have been displaying symptoms. effected fish were added two weeks ago
* Your current water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH (please don't say 'my water is fine, the levels are ok', we would like actual numbers from the test results).
nitrite and nitrate show low-0
Ammonia -0
ph- 7.5
So my problem is that when I first got all my fish one clown loach had ich right away (It came from the store I found out later) . I increased the heat, added a second air pump and used tetra ich gaurd- at half dose. This medication was horrible. It burned the loaches and my pleco.
Four of my five loaches died within days..even those with no signs of ich. I am sure it was chemical burn- as their slime was gone and they just looked peeled. It was awful.
The fifth went listless. My bf and I did a huge water change to get rid of that chemical fast! about 50%
We continued this every day until it was gone.
The clown looked okay, but was not moving around much. After the tank stabilized- or so I thought..I brought back some new clowns for him..hoping that he'd perk up a bit. When I put them in I noticed the hatchets had white spots on them. I didn't see them before I guess, because they are all white in the first place. My mistake...
The sick clown who suffered burns started coming out and looking at the new clowns. He didn't do that before. But he has ich now too. I raised the temperature- trying to get to 86f ..it's at 84 right now.
The water was changed 50% on Sunday and will be again tonight.
We didn't fill the water up to the highest point, letting the filter create more air bubbles. We have a smaller air pump on the other side of the tank..and my bf will pick up an air stone tonight.
The clown today is hiccuping- or gasping for air... He is swimming a bit, but in distress. The rest of the loaches..clowns and khulies are eating and playing well.
I'm too scared to treat with meds again...any advice?
* How long has the tank been set up for?- a month
* Size of tank (dimensions and volume).75 gallon (unsure dimensions etc)
* How is the tank being filtered? (We have a filter..I'm not sure what this question means lol)
* Water temperature. 84f
* Your maintenance regime ( Received ich right away do water changes every two to three days.
* Has anything new been added to the tank recently? (fish, plants, live food, decor etc). everything is new
* What other fish are in the tank? Khulie loaches- 3 4 silver hatchets, guppies, pleco
* As detailed a description as possible of the symptoms the fish are exhibiting (remember a photograph can speak a thousand words). Ich, depleted oxygen
* How long ago the affected fish were added to the tank, and how long the fish have been displaying symptoms. effected fish were added two weeks ago
* Your current water parameters - ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH (please don't say 'my water is fine, the levels are ok', we would like actual numbers from the test results).
nitrite and nitrate show low-0
Ammonia -0
ph- 7.5
So my problem is that when I first got all my fish one clown loach had ich right away (It came from the store I found out later) . I increased the heat, added a second air pump and used tetra ich gaurd- at half dose. This medication was horrible. It burned the loaches and my pleco.
Four of my five loaches died within days..even those with no signs of ich. I am sure it was chemical burn- as their slime was gone and they just looked peeled. It was awful.
The fifth went listless. My bf and I did a huge water change to get rid of that chemical fast! about 50%
We continued this every day until it was gone.
The clown looked okay, but was not moving around much. After the tank stabilized- or so I thought..I brought back some new clowns for him..hoping that he'd perk up a bit. When I put them in I noticed the hatchets had white spots on them. I didn't see them before I guess, because they are all white in the first place. My mistake...
The sick clown who suffered burns started coming out and looking at the new clowns. He didn't do that before. But he has ich now too. I raised the temperature- trying to get to 86f ..it's at 84 right now.
The water was changed 50% on Sunday and will be again tonight.
We didn't fill the water up to the highest point, letting the filter create more air bubbles. We have a smaller air pump on the other side of the tank..and my bf will pick up an air stone tonight.
The clown today is hiccuping- or gasping for air... He is swimming a bit, but in distress. The rest of the loaches..clowns and khulies are eating and playing well.
I'm too scared to treat with meds again...any advice?