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ccp2007

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Knife fish I'm assuming has a bad case of ich! I've added a forth dose of salt, raised temp to 81 and added air line to my power head for extra oxygen...WHAT NOW???

Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
 
I also have a festae, 3 tin foils, and a clown loach in the aquarium. Please help....is it to late to fix?

Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
 
I would raise temp to 86 or 87F (raising to 81 isn't going to do much).

I'm not sure what you mean by "added a forth dose of salt," but I've had good success treating Ich by getting temps up to 86F and maintaining 3 Tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons of water. I've use this method many times and have been able to save even sensitive fish, like clown loaches.

I also typically like to do daily large scale water changes (40 to 50%), vacuuming the substrate each time. This helps to remove Ich that aren't attached to your fish. Just be sure to maintain salinity of 3 Tablespoons per 5 gallons when doing the water changes.

Good luck!

Edit: wow, that poor knife is pretty well infested. Get the temps up quick! I had loaches that actually looked worse than your knife make full recoveries. There is hope!
 
aldiaz33 said:
I would raise temp to 86 or 87F (raising to 81 isn't going to do much).

I'm not sure what you mean by "added a forth dose of salt," but I've had good success treating Ich by getting temps up to 86F and maintaining 3 Tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons of water. I've use this method many times and have been able to save even sensitive fish, like clown loaches.

I also typically like to do daily large scale water changes (40 to 50%), vacuuming the substrate each time. This helps to remove Ich that aren't attached to your fish. Just be sure to maintain salinity of 3 Tablespoons per 5 gallons when doing the water changes.

Good luck!

Edit: wow, that poor knife is pretty well infested. Get the temps up quick! I had loaches that actually looked worse than your knife make full recoveries. There is hope!
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aldiaz33 said:
I would raise temp to 86 or 87F (raising to 81 isn't going to do much).

I'm not sure what you mean by "added a forth dose of salt," but I've had good success treating Ich by getting temps up to 86F and maintaining 3 Tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons of water. I've use this method many times and have been able to save even sensitive fish, like clown loaches.

I also typically like to do daily large scale water changes (40 to 50%), vacuuming the substrate each time. This helps to remove Ich that aren't attached to your fish. Just be sure to maintain salinity of 3 Tablespoons per 5 gallons when doing the water changes.

Good luck!

Edit: wow, that poor knife is pretty well infested. Get the temps up quick! I had loaches that actually looked worse than your knife make full recoveries. There is hope!
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Good advice!
 
My Festae isn't looking too good today. I'm losing hope pretty quickly

Mommy of 3 babies, 2 fur babies and 12 gilled babies
 
I know it's frustrating (I've been there), but don't lose hope; Ich gets worse before it gets better.

86 or 87F and 3 tablespoons of salt per 5G is your best bet. Keep up the treatment for at least 7 days after the last signs of Ich are gone.

Good luck!
 
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