I know it has ich(white spot disease). I took a look at pics of fish with this disease, and it looks the same. I added some aquarium salt with the water change also(forgot to mention). I'm looking into a good ich medicine, does anyone have any suggestions? Also I read that water changes can help. Is this true, if so how often?
Does this Silver Arowana look sick?
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Nemesis529;2996478; said:
best decision. otherwise you would have to deal with cycling a tank, treating ich, adjusting pH, and keeping a fragile fish alive all at once. Try returning to store, might be easier. Try again when you get the hang of fish keeping. Shouldn't be too long with MFK at your side
i don't trust any of those products. what you need more than anything is beneficial bacteria. they are what allow fish to live in an aquarium. fish produce ammonia, which in turn kills fish, burns their gills, etc...
if you introduce a few fish, or another source of ammonia (like rotting shrimp, for example), into a tank, and let a colony of bacteria slowly build up, you will have a properly cycled tank. Either do a fishless cycle or use a few small hardy fish (like 6-7 zebra danios)
this is a shorthand description of the whole process. look up threads on cycling
if you introduce a few fish, or another source of ammonia (like rotting shrimp, for example), into a tank, and let a colony of bacteria slowly build up, you will have a properly cycled tank. Either do a fishless cycle or use a few small hardy fish (like 6-7 zebra danios)
this is a shorthand description of the whole process. look up threads on cycling
