what do i do??? i added a tiiiiiiny bit of salt yesterday and raised the water temp up and i noticed today today that another one of my fish has it!
HELP! ick in my planted tank!
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italian val, micro sword, african fern, rotala indica, and a giant hygro. i noticed the rams have ick on them. today i did about a 10% water change and added about a teaspoon more salt. i'm just scared to screw my plants up!ewurm said:
If it is possible take the plants out, wash them off and put them in a seperate tank for now. treat the tank for ich using the standard salt and heat method. After all signs of ich have been gone for a few days start doing water changes to get rid of the salt, then rinse the plants off again and replant in your tank. That should work since the plants should
not be able to host the parasites
not be able to host the parasites
Casey Norris said:
eh.. i just don't know about that. i don't want to damage the plants in any way. i appreciate the advice, but if anyone has anything a little easier and less risky please let me know!
I would pull the plants and place them in a quarantine tank for at least 14 days at 80+ degrees without any fish, that will allow the ich spores on them to hatch and die. In the mean time treat the fish as stated in the sticky for ich