Severum breathing fast, but otherwise normal. Possible hidden parasite?

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well I'm betting the sev has some of that ich in gills.
it takes weeks for the ich life cycle just to complete and be killed, at best. sometimes it's tougher.
 
I will get my water tested and get the exact parameters ASAP. I brought my water down to 78 F the past few days thinking maybe it was even the temperature (which it wasnt) so should I bring it back up to 86 for awhile. You think thats strong enough to kill the remaining ich or should I use aquarium salt too? Like i said, im nervous about salt because of the catfish and loaches so thats sort of my last option which id like to avoid if at all possible.
 
TBH, I'm not good at loach meds & such, so I'll defer to aquanero/Tom on dealing with your possible residual ich. I've had mixed results treating ich on sensitive species (not loaches) which were exposed before I got them.
but would def start increasing the temp, it can't hurt [when fish has no unusual fungus] & will most likely help.
 
Ok thanks so much! Im going to increase the temperature and see what that does. Maybe I didnt keep it high enough for the right amount of time.
 
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