my tank had ich about a week and a half ago, i treated it with 84 deg and salt with some ich medicine. i knew it would be hard on the loaches but they made it. i haven't treated the tank for 3 days now and have been doing 30 percent water changes every day to try and get the medicine and some of the salt out. throughout the treatment process none of the fish have acted any differently but the clown loaches have really started to suffer the last couple of days. they won't come out of their hiding places, they are breathing incredibly heavy, and they won't eat. i'm not sure what to do, so i am turning for help. anyone got any ideas???
help.. save my clown loaches
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lighthouse39183;3049574; said:
Increasing the temperature lowers the amount of oxygen in the water (i think?)
do they still have ich?
bump up the surface agitation to help keep the disolved oxygen levels up and do a few back to back water changes... add some carbon to get out the ich meds...
bump up the surface agitation to help keep the disolved oxygen levels up and do a few back to back water changes... add some carbon to get out the ich meds...
wow, thanks for the quick replies. i am over filtered (fx5 xp4 emp400x2) and will bump up the water changes to 2 a day... i did add carbon right when i was done treating (treated for over a week) and there is no signs of ich. i really appreciate your guys'/gals' help and hopefully we will be ok shortly
What test kit do you use? Post the ammonia and nitrates as well. I've read your first post. When was the last time you saw ich on the fish? After the ich appears to have diminish, you should not withdraw the treatments. Continue treatment process for another week to eliminate the ich completely.
Just a comment but it's always been my understanding that you're not supposed to use salt AND ich meds at the same time. I'm really surprised your Loaches made it at all. The few times I tried ich meds (years ago) on Loaches I'd lose every single one of them.