ich... =(
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Make sure and increase aeration since the higher temps mean lower dissolved oxygen. You can stop with the Rid Ich, as the heat and salt work well on their own, and will stress the fish less than combining treatments.
Here's the treatment:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2138158&postcount=2
You only add 2 teaspoons of salt per gallon and then you stop. I added it over three days in order to decrease any stress on my fish, because I freak out about stuff. However, the sticky doesn't say to do that.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2138158&postcount=2
You only add 2 teaspoons of salt per gallon and then you stop. I added it over three days in order to decrease any stress on my fish, because I freak out about stuff. However, the sticky doesn't say to do that.
I'd stick with 84 or so. It's cured ich for me in the past.
What do you mean by "how often?" What I'm saying is it's just a set amount -- 2 teaspoons per gallon. You don't continue to add it. You just put it in, however much it is -- mine was a 75, so I put 150 teaspoons -- and that's it. Then the fish sits there in hot, salty water, and the ich die and then you wait another week after you see the last spots on the fish and then it's safe to do a big water change and remove most of the salt.
Like I said, I divided the amount of salt I needed to add by 3, and added a third of the amount each day. But you could, apparently from the sticky, just add it all at once, and then that's it. You don't add anymore. And you don't need a test, because you just add that set amount -- 2 teaspoons per gallon -- and then you stop and wait for the treatment to work.
What do you mean by "how often?" What I'm saying is it's just a set amount -- 2 teaspoons per gallon. You don't continue to add it. You just put it in, however much it is -- mine was a 75, so I put 150 teaspoons -- and that's it. Then the fish sits there in hot, salty water, and the ich die and then you wait another week after you see the last spots on the fish and then it's safe to do a big water change and remove most of the salt.
Like I said, I divided the amount of salt I needed to add by 3, and added a third of the amount each day. But you could, apparently from the sticky, just add it all at once, and then that's it. You don't add anymore. And you don't need a test, because you just add that set amount -- 2 teaspoons per gallon -- and then you stop and wait for the treatment to work.
Yep, it's just a one-time thing, unless you do a water change -- then you'd need to add enough to replace what you take out. Don't forget to add aeration. Good luck in their recovery!
Mel, I'll try to edit that post you linked to add the basic steps. I should have redone this by now to make it much clearer.
Edit: I edited it now. Had to redo most of the article to clarify some changes. Let me know if anything else needs to be redone.
Edit: I edited it now. Had to redo most of the article to clarify some changes. Let me know if anything else needs to be redone.