losing clown loaches to ick

[jakb55]

when ever i add clown loaches to my tank (i get around 3-4 at a time) they always get ick and i move them to my medic tank and they still die i hvae a 125 cichlid tank water is perfect and everything my cichilids breed in there but i cant keep clown loaches in there and i also have a 20gallon planted tank and they can live in there also what can i do to make they live in there

 

[andrewsin]

When your clown loach gets ick dont take them out of a tank to another as that will just make things worse, instead you should dose the tank that they are in already with good medicine. I recommend Waterlife Protozin that stuff has never ever let me down, never lost a fish with ick before. See it early and dose it asap.

 

[aldiaz33]

I would quarantine them first, but if you can't or don't want to, gradually raise temps to 85 or 86F before adding the loaches and leave it there for the first week or two (assuming your other stock will tolerate warmer temps).

 

[jakb55]

Okay thank you the only thing is that my tanks have live plants in them so it can kill the plants


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[Catfishracer]

I was going to suggest setting up a little tank to quarentine them at 88 degrees and add teaspoon salt per gallon.

But... that wouldn't work because ich is still present in your planted tanks and will take hold again. Dont use meds that will kill your filter, eventually your plants, and stock. I would just add a little more heat and salt then try again after a couple weeks.

 

[jakb55]

Does salt kill plants???


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[Catfishracer]

I would say try a small dose. But I am no plant expert so I don't want to lead you astray.

I will say I have cured ich many times with simply salt and heat.

What temps are you running?


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[urs4]

quarantine them as noted or use API super ich cure and take out any carbon in your setup.

This product has pulled mine through mulitple heater failures during winter and does NOT kill beneficial bacteria.

Just be careful and read the instructions, do not over dose them.

Steve

 

[jabsthetank]

Buy three to begin with then add one by one afterwards if the first three are doing well.
Make sure the tank is low stressed when introducing the loaches.
(Lights off, aquarium salt already dissolved in water, high temp, etc.)
As stated before, high temperature (85 and up) and aquarium salt.
Medicine isn't as effective and is more dangerous than the above.