What should I do I read somewhere were certain meds can hurt them?Please any help or advice is greatly appreciated.
Help my Red Bellys have ich.....
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Heat and salt. Powerhead or airpump to increase aeration.
Salt 1tsp per gallon after 12hrs add another 1tsp per gallon and after 12 hrs add another 1 tsp per gallon. For a total of 3 tsp per gallon.
Up the temp to 86 degrees.
Keep like this for 3 weeks.
Meds are available and are safe to sue. Api ich cure, kordon rid ich, paragaurd, etc.
Salt 1tsp per gallon after 12hrs add another 1tsp per gallon and after 12 hrs add another 1 tsp per gallon. For a total of 3 tsp per gallon.
Up the temp to 86 degrees.
Keep like this for 3 weeks.
Meds are available and are safe to sue. Api ich cure, kordon rid ich, paragaurd, etc.
Vacuum the Gravel. Change the water. Try to keep the new water at 86°F.
Remember to add the appropriate amount of salt to the new water that's going in.
You can do water changes. Just replace the salt for the amount taken out.
Do 50% wc and then redose with salt for half your tank size and not the full tank size.
Hope that makes sense.
Do 50% wc and then redose with salt for half your tank size and not the full tank size.
Hope that makes sense.
yes I understand,i believe this was my mistake the tank is in a back room where it is really warm so I turned off the heater thinking it would maybe cut down on any aggression.Added the salt and off to get the paragaurd,thanks guys.
If you think that caused ich, I would say that is not likely the cause. It likely came on the ones you bought less than 2 weeks ago. Ich is a very common parasite that is transferred among fish, almost always if not always from new fish.
my lfs had was out of all the above mentioned ich meds but they did have something called "Rid ich" has I'm on my second dosage today with maybe a slight improvement I'm going to do a 50 per cent water change tomorrow add some salt and do another dose of "Rid ich" has anyone ever heard of this med before and if so does it work good??
You really should not add salt to the tank while using a medication unless the medication (or someone who knows about it) says to do so. Salt, heat, medications, ich can sometimes all work together to either reduce oxygen or inhibit fish breathing. The more you add the more dangerous it is.
Ich is not a fast cure. People say 3 weeks, because it is. I hope your fish are cured, but there is no one who has a fast remedy.
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Rid-Ich
Active Ingredients: Malachite green and Formalin
Diseases: Ich
Contraindications:
Both active ingredients are carcinogenic agents. See further information of both ingredients under Formalin/Formaldehyde and Malachite Green.
Dosage is one teaspoon per 10 gallons and must be done daily for at least a week and another three days after ich had seemingly disappeared. Do partial water changes before administering full dosage as required.
Be sure your water has plenty of oxygen as Rid-Ich can deplete oxygen levels.
Dosage information is courtesy of Thegab.org.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/list-of-treatments-and-contraindications.295289/
Ich is not a fast cure. People say 3 weeks, because it is. I hope your fish are cured, but there is no one who has a fast remedy.
R
Rid-Ich
Active Ingredients: Malachite green and Formalin
Diseases: Ich
Contraindications:
Both active ingredients are carcinogenic agents. See further information of both ingredients under Formalin/Formaldehyde and Malachite Green.
Dosage is one teaspoon per 10 gallons and must be done daily for at least a week and another three days after ich had seemingly disappeared. Do partial water changes before administering full dosage as required.
Be sure your water has plenty of oxygen as Rid-Ich can deplete oxygen levels.
Dosage information is courtesy of Thegab.org.
https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/list-of-treatments-and-contraindications.295289/
I made a mistake the med is called "Quik Ich",I did a 50 % water change yesterday then added a 3rd dose I'm going to add a 4th one later today.They are eating really well.