How do I medicate this ich?

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My Clown loaches have ich. Last week it was On my Juvie Oscar, My Synodontis, AND the two loaches leaving only my bn clean of spots. I treated the tank with it with Ich treatment. I followed the instructions but completely stopped after Day three when I noticed that My Oscar had a scale flaking off of his head. I did about a 50% water change and another the next day each time vacuuming the sand really well.

The Oscar's wound healed up really quick but I am now scared half to death of the ich treatment.

I would use a salt/heat treatment but I am afraid that it will kill my pleco.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to treat this without the ich treatment?

Can I add a smaller amount of salt safely without moving the bn?

Or should I move the Pleco into a bucket with a heater and treat him with the Ich treatment separately?
 
I placed lots of details here especially for plecos and loaches. I successfully treated them simply by dissolving salt and adding slowly. The flaking of scale is a separate issue to me.

Even if one fish is spot-free, that does not mean the fish is not infested with ich. Ich attacks the most critical area silently, gills.
 
Lupin;4778706; said:
I placed lots of details here especially for plecos and loaches. I successfully treated them simply by dissolving salt and adding slowly. The flaking of scale is a separate issue to me.

Even if one fish is spot-free, that does not mean the fish is not infested with ich. Ich attacks the most critical area silently, gills.
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i had a break out of ich when my heater went out and used the methods in the stickey and it worked great...no lose of fish at all.
 
Lupin;4778706; said:
I placed lots of details here especially for plecos and loaches. I successfully treated them simply by dissolving salt and adding slowly. The flaking of scale is a separate issue to me.

Even if one fish is spot-free, that does not mean the fish is not infested with ich. Ich attacks the most critical area silently, gills.
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Thank you very much. I had read the sticky but I was not too confident about the health of my pleco with the salt.
 
Never tried that plant so I can't really give you a precise answer on that one. If you're worried, consider potassium permanganate dip and place it in a fishless environment for at least a week.
 
Best thing Ive found to do is. Add 1 rounded tablespoon of aquarium salt per gallon of water and raise the temp 2 to 4 degrees, and weekly WC.

When you raise the temp just do 1 to 2 degrees up a day. I keep my tanks at 82 degrees. So if I got ich, Id add the salt and take the temp up daily till I hit 86 degrees. And continue weekly WC.

I dont use any of the other treatments as I think theyre too stressful on the fish.

Goodluck.
 
Lupin;4782755; said:
Never tried that plant so I can't really give you a precise answer on that one. If you're worried, consider potassium permanganate dip and place it in a fishless environment for at least a week.
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I hate to ask too many questions but it is kind of in my nature to try and gather as much information as possible. I assume that when the KMnO4 hits the water it oxidizes. I could GUESS that the excess in oxygen given off in the reaction between the KMnO4 and H2O would cause the ich to grow more quickly and since they have no fish to burrow into they would die without propagating.

(If I am wrong please correct me)

So, I guess what I am wondering is how the Excess O2 effects my Plants ability to take in CO2 and continue photosynthesis.


Please keep in mind that this question is in no way meant to imply that I do not trust your advice. I am simply unschooled in this particular matter.
 
I meant you dip the plant in potassium permanganate for a few minutes and then place it in a fishless tank as a precaution. It's bound to destroy the cysts harboring the plant anyway.:)
 
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