What do you mean 'aquarium salt'?
There is an aquarium tonic salt at my LFS for sterlising tanks, or do you mean marine salt?
Paul
There is an aquarium tonic salt at my LFS for sterlising tanks, or do you mean marine salt?
Paul
Minnow Ich? Or breeding rash?
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Not marine salt, aquarium salt, it is just non iodised salt and a few trace elements, I think this brand is available in the UK,
Two treatments other than anti-ich meds (such as Rid-ich +, or Ich-Cure, these will work),
are available for cold water fish like phoxinus.
First is a variant on the salt method, just add 2-3 teaspoons of salt per gallon to the tank but do NOT raise the temp. you need to keep treating for at least a month.
the other reqiures 2 bare bottom tanks, you switch the fish daily to the alternate tank and dump the one it came from, scrub it with non-detergent bleach solution (1 part in 6-10), rinse well, and refill. do this daily for a month for cold water species.
Two treatments other than anti-ich meds (such as Rid-ich +, or Ich-Cure, these will work),
are available for cold water fish like phoxinus.
First is a variant on the salt method, just add 2-3 teaspoons of salt per gallon to the tank but do NOT raise the temp. you need to keep treating for at least a month.
the other reqiures 2 bare bottom tanks, you switch the fish daily to the alternate tank and dump the one it came from, scrub it with non-detergent bleach solution (1 part in 6-10), rinse well, and refill. do this daily for a month for cold water species.
Lol, Fishyz, the minnow is by itself in a bare 12 litre tank. I've started the salt treatment and fed her well on bloodworm. I also added a nice strong powerhead for surface aggitation (oxygen purposes) and a nice current. This baby is covered in Ich though, and its all happened in the last 3 days.
heres hoping,
Paul
heres hoping,
Paul
Well, it survived the night in the salt water. How long do i leave the salt water in for? Am i supposed to do regular water changes aswell, or what?
Paul
Paul
Most species can take higher temperatures than what they prefer for quite a while, and the Phoxinus spp. are no different. The most important thing to remember, as sandtiger has pointed out, is to increase circulation in the tank. It is rarely the heat that gets fish, but the diminished Oxygen in the tank due to the warmer water. If you through some airstones in, this should handle the Oxygen issue. I would raise the temp at least into the higher 70's for a few days. Keep an eye on the fish. If they appear to be unduly stressed move the temp down a bit. Formalin also works extremely well for ich and can be used in conjunction with the higher temps. There's a formulation tht includes methylene blue that is my favorite. Good luck.
Oh yeah, what exactly is spawning rash??
Oh yeah, what exactly is spawning rash??
She's gone 
She just passed away infront of me, one second fine, the next floating, slightly breathing. She stopped shortly afterwards. Well fed, good oxygen supply, the ich just finally got her.
Paul
She just passed away infront of me, one second fine, the next floating, slightly breathing. She stopped shortly afterwards. Well fed, good oxygen supply, the ich just finally got her.
Paul
I think he means breeding tubercles.
Paul, sorry you lost your fish. I lost a goldfish to ich last summer soI know how you feel. Luckly the other two survived but it always sucks loosing a fish.
Sorry paul, wild fish often carry subclinical infections that go nuts in a confined area like a tank. Phoxinus can survive higher temps for a while but it adds more stress to them. The ich parasite is only vulnerable in the mobile stage of it's life, raising the temp just speeds up catching them at that stage unless you go over 86F which prevents most strains from breeding at all, or above 91F which usually kill them., At 86F the life cycle is 3-5 days, at 76F I think it is 10-14 days, at 66F it is a 3-4 weeks. You have to treat longer than a full life cycle by at least 30% to make sure you get them all. You continue your water changes but use salted water each time.
