I bought a new albino oscar (3") from petsmart a week ago. Still shy and sulking but starting to come around. I don't have a quarantine tank. He/she is solo in a 75 gallon. My ammonia meter shows 0 but I'm out of testing strips. It was hard to tell cuz it's an albino, but it did finally notice small white spots on its fins and a few white spots on the body (damn u petsmart). No scraping or shaking yet, but it was stickin itself to one the intakes a few days ago (not sure if it's relevant). I've only had one case of ich years ago which is used Rid-Ich, but I've heard this method may be safer.
From the info I've been able to read on the posts and threads, this is what I've done so far. I just did a water change (30%). I went with 1 teaspoons per gallon of aquarium salt (added/dissolved) to new water. Gradually raised temp to 86 degrees. Increased oxygen level. Now what do I do from here on? I'm seeing conflicting advice. Is there a need to do daily water changes (redosing for new water added) or should I just leave it just the way it is for 7-10 days. Thanks a bunch.
From the info I've been able to read on the posts and threads, this is what I've done so far. I just did a water change (30%). I went with 1 teaspoons per gallon of aquarium salt (added/dissolved) to new water. Gradually raised temp to 86 degrees. Increased oxygen level. Now what do I do from here on? I'm seeing conflicting advice. Is there a need to do daily water changes (redosing for new water added) or should I just leave it just the way it is for 7-10 days. Thanks a bunch.
