I had 4 new clown loaches in my quarantine tank. I bought them about 3 weeks ago. I've been treating them for ich since they came in, since they had a very minor case of it when I bought them. I raised the temperature to 86 deg. F, I put about 1 tbsp of salt per 10 gal in the tank, and then I proceeded to use Jungle Ich tabs when that didn't work. I had 2 die today, a third is on its back dying right now, and the fourth is certainly on the way out the door. What could I have done differently to save these fish? I do water changes twice a week and I did everything I know of to prevent and eliminate the ich.
Can't beat the ich!
- Thread starter KYeasting
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Did you dissolve the salt thoroughly? Dissolve the salt. That's what I did when I treated several catfish and loaches. Your other option is formalin. Formalin depletes oxygen so you need to keep your tank well aerated. Malachite green works but is lethal when overdosed especially as you are dealing with scaleless fish.
I would have continue salt treatment for 10 days. If the loaches died, you may have added salt too quickly that their osmoregulatory system fail to catch up with the added electrolytes. I should have mentioned this earlier but completely overlooked it.
