treating oscars and ghost knife fish for white spot

[matchu77]

hi all can anyone give me some advice as i have read that alot of white spot treatments cant be used on scale less fish like knife fish is this right what are your throughts
cheers

 

[C L O W N K N I F E]

Here's some very good information I found online that will help you in treating ich (even for scaleless fish) and also preventing ich,

Treatment:

• Raise water temperature to about 84°F-86°F
• Medicate for 10-14 days (Salt usually does the trick)
• Reduce medication when treating scaleless fish
• Discontinue carbon filtration during treatment
• Perform water changes between treatments

Dose based on the package instructions, however cut dosages in half when treating scaleless catfish and tetras. Regardless of the medication used, treatment should be given continuously for 10-14 days to ensure all parasites are killed. Between treatments a partial water change is recommended. Keep water temperatures higher than usual to speed up the life cycle of the parasite. Discontinue carbon filtration during treatment, as it will remove the chemicals.

Prevention:

• Quarantine new fish for two weeks
• Treat plants before adding to tank
• Maintain high water quality
• Provide fish with a nutritionally balanced diet

The best way to avoid ich is to quarantine all new fish in a separate tank for two weeks before moving them to the regular tank. When quarantine is not possible, a prophylactic treatment may be used. Either methylene blue or malachite green given when new fish are introduced and again four days later will help reduce incidence of infection. New plants should also be treated, as they can carry ich cysts.

Maintaining high water quality, avoiding temperature fluctuations,and providing a robust diet is the best preventative for ich and other diseases.

Resource: http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/ich.htm

Hope This Helps!

 

[sross]

Treating with heat alone has worked for me. anything above 86 is suppost to kill the ich. And increase surface aggitation for added oxygen. You cant kill it until they have fallen off of your fish. Once I see the last sign of Ich I treat with heat for anouther week to two weeks.

 

[Lmno]

I treated my tank for ich but didnt half dose now my ghost knife is looking close to death.. iv removed him from the tank and put him in a breeder box in my cichlid tank.. hes not responding very well is there anything else i can do to save gim??