LM bass keeps gettin ich

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I think I used the disclaimer"If it was my LMB". You would do your technique based on your experience, and I would use mine. My experience is, I DO NOT use additives into my tank. I learned that somtimes these additives just messes up the balance of the system. I don't really know what the "chemicals" does in the tank, especially when it is added into the water.
 
Vince said:
I think I used the disclaimer"If it was my LMB". You would do your technique based on your experience, and I would use mine. My experience is, I DO NOT use additives into my tank. I learned that somtimes these additives just messes up the balance of the system. I don't really know what the "chemicals" does in the tank, especially when it is added into the water.
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naw vita-chem is no chemical.

and you add it to your food, you can add it to the water but i think its not as effective
 
I don't buy into those additives that you add into the food, or absorb into the food and then dumped into the water. Doesn't the water just wash that off? So I am not really sure if this is really effective even if it was tested by "Breeders and Hobbyist" for three years. I've havent used any of that stuff other than "old school" care and diligence. But hey, if it works for you, so much the better.
 
Vince said:
I don't buy into those additives that you add into the food, or absorb into the food and then dumped into the water. Doesn't the water just wash that off? So I am not really sure if this is really effective even if it was tested by "Breeders and Hobbyist" for three years. I've havent used any of that stuff other than "old school" care and diligence. But hey, if it works for you, so much the better.
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its absorbed by the food, so it dosent wash off :cheers:
 
Vince said:
If it was my LMB, I would raise the temp to 78'ish or 79'ish, add the recommended dose of salt, and let the immune system of the fish fight it and let it get stronger. If the fish does not make it, then it is not meant to be for the fish to make it.
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Are you sure 78-79 degrees is the ideal temp for these native fishes. My bass is doing great and my water temp is only at 67 degrees. I think they like colder water IMO.

I'm actually trying to get my temp under 60 because I got some walleyes too.
 
It is not the ideal tempurature but higher temps. speed up the life cycle of the ich and then it dies in conjunction with the salt so while treating that is what it should be. With tropicals most people go higher but when dealing with a LMB to much higher would not be very good.
 
gotcha
 
i've kept several LMB over the years with brown bullheads. I kept them in the high 70s low 80s. when they got ich or something iw ould lower temp a few degrees and add some Aquarisol to the water. it usually worked for me. give it a shot
 
A coincident or not???

I know 2 people that have Large mouth bass and Pikes and they have ichs. There wate temp is very high for native fishes, around 80 or so. They've tried the same process by adding chemicals and warming up the water to get rid of it but with no success.

I on the other hand have my water at 67 degrees and my bass has no ich at all. Well I'll let you guys decide because I don't know either.
 
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