Parasite, I need advice!

[Aqua Sanctuary]

I came home today to find my peacock eel, and 2 silver tipped catfish dead. their bodies were covered in white spots. when i left for work they all looked fine and ate well. I am upset about my loss, and im also concerned about my other fish in the tank. clown knife 7 inch, ghost knife 6 inch, rope fish 10 inch, and 3 gouramis.. The clown knife is now rubbing itself against the sand. And the rope fish has some slimy buildup on him. The ghost knife and the gouramis look just fine.

I am using a dose of Malachite Green. It says it treats Ich and other parasites. I also raised the temperature to 81 degrees

Any advice??? please help

 

[tunerX]

malachite is pretty harsh on scaleless fish. You should switch to aquari-sol. You can dose every day. It is a copper salt med, so fish that are extremely sensitive to copper shouldn't have it. Aquari-sol is good for sensitive fish and will eliminate any parasites. Parasites can build up a tolerance of other meds but copper is something that they cannot tolerate at all.

You dose aquari-sol at 85 degrees for around 5 days. You can also use it as a weekly preventative and also in a QT for new fish or feeder fish. You can also buy it in a gallon jug if you want to use it continuously.

 

[badfish]

Bump the temp up to 84 and add aquarium salt keep the lights off.

 

[nomadofthehills]

Don't forget to increase surface agitation while raising the temp. Either add an extra airstone, powerfilter, or powerhead, or lower the water level an inch or so.

 

[guppy]

Read the sticky in fish health about the heat and salt treatment of ich

 

[Aqua Sanctuary]

VERY HELPFUL! i noticed a difference in the fish when I got home today. they are looking better!