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JohnnyRooster

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I have a prob with itching. This has been going on for 3 months or so. I have treated with QuIck Cure for 5 days on 3 seprate occasions with no results. They all look healthy and have not lost anyone, they all eat, super colorful, no clamped fin but they do flick them and shake there head, plus the scratching. I have Africans from Lake Malawi. My tank and perm. are as such:

180g...15g+(?) sump w/matrix biomedia, nylon pot scrubbies, and bio-balls
Red Sea ocean clear 310(?) canister filter w/ filter and carbon inside it

I do weekly water changes 20-30%.

Ph 8.0, NH3/NH4 0, NO2 0, NO3 10ppm

Temp. 78-80F

I use aquarium salt 1tsp per 15g

I have also tried Prime to condition or NovAqua+, AmQuel+ combined with no difference.

I one time had a cut on my finger and when I put my had it the tank it shocked me, the water had a live current. I unplugged eveeything one at a time til i for the soarse, it was the main power so i wasnt able to shut it off. There was no moisture, so that had me scratching my head. The next day it was gone. I only felt that once. I have not felt that shock since, I have check the water for voltage with a multi-meter and I get no reading. I still believe that, that is probably the problem. But I'm not getting shocked and meter is not reading voltage so I'm kinda stuck at the moment, I have nowhere else to plug-in.
So, if that is the prob, is their anyone else that has had this prob?
if it is some disease. What do you think it might be and why hasn't the QuIck Cure, cure it?
I forgot to mention. I change out the carbon every month. If there's anything else that I left out please let me know. I would really love to solve this.
 
the carbon will remove any meds you are using to treat the tank.. and for the shock you can try a grounding probe.
 
SkiPro;2986472; said:
the carbon will remove any meds you are using to treat the tank.. and for the shock you can try a grounding probe.
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thanks for the quick response. Ya your right about the carbon. I did remove it everytime. As far as a ground probe, what should I use and what do I ground it to?

Would that make them itch and/or have you heard of that happening?
 
JohnnyRooster;2986451; said:
I have a prob with itching. This has been going on for 3 months or so. I have treated with QuIck Cure for 5 days on 3 seprate occasions with no results. They all look healthy and have not lost anyone, they all eat, super colorful, no clamped fin but they do flick them and shake there head, plus the scratching. I have Africans from Lake Malawi. My tank and perm. are as such:

180g...15g+(?) sump w/matrix biomedia, nylon pot scrubbies, and bio-balls
Red Sea ocean clear 310(?) canister filter w/ filter and carbon inside it

I do weekly water changes 20-30%.

Ph 8.0, NH3/NH4 0, NO2 0, NO3 10ppm

Temp. 78-80F

I use aquarium salt 1tsp per 15g

I have also tried Prime to condition or NovAqua+, AmQuel+ combined with no difference.

I one time had a cut on my finger and when I put my had it the tank it shocked me, the water had a live current. I unplugged eveeything one at a time til i for the soarse, it was the main power so i wasnt able to shut it off. There was no moisture, so that had me scratching my head. The next day it was gone. I only felt that once. I have not felt that shock since, I have check the water for voltage with a multi-meter and I get no reading. I still believe that, that is probably the problem. But I'm not getting shocked and meter is not reading voltage so I'm kinda stuck at the moment, I have nowhere else to plug-in.
So, if that is the prob, is their anyone else that has had this prob?
if it is some disease. What do you think it might be and why hasn't the QuIck Cure, cure it?
I forgot to mention. I change out the carbon every month. If there's anything else that I left out please let me know. I would really love to solve this.
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Anyone willing to help
 
It may still be ick. I believe ick can be present without any visual signs of the parasite. I would bump the salt rate to 1tbsp per 5 gallon, and raise the temp a few degrees. Stay away from the medications initially, and only use them as a last resort.
 
ive been having a similar issue with my tang tank...i had 3 fish scratching in my tank of 20+ all seem fine and healthy...but i decided to treat for white spot/fungus(just to see if it sorted the problem) i know have 1 fish scratching! really annoying..so im gona throw a load of salts in over the coming days. hopefully that'll help.
 
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