RE: [APD] ich

["Adam Aronson" <adam at aronson_net>]

To try and defeat an ich outbreak in my tank I am in the 3rd week of an
'every other day 50% water change' regimen with temps up around 85-86. I
have seen the steady decline of the spots. Oddly enough there was always an
increase in the spots immediately following a water change which I imagine
may have been due to the stirring up of 'sleepers' the gravel by vacuuming.

I will continue this routine until the spots do not reappear for 5 weeks.

I was unable/unwilling to use any medications for fear of losing/harming my
plants/shrimp/botia. In the process I did lose a Cory or two but others
(including Neons) have made it through the spots unscathed.

Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com 
> [mailto:aquatic-plants-bounces at actwin_com] On Behalf Of S. Hieber
> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:17 AM
> To: Liz Wilhite; aquatic plants digest
> Subject: Re: [APD] ich
> 
> If it's a slight outbreak. Do water changes and be sure the 
> tank water remains very high quality. Feed a good mix of 
> live/frozen and dry food. Health rainbows will beat back the 
> ich and medication is often not needed if living conditions 
> for the fish are otherwise good. If ich perists, any one of 
> the malachite green & formalin mixtures will knock out the 
> ich quickly, usually at half dose, which is what I would try 
> if I used it. Doing that will not noticeably harm the plants 
> or bottom feeders.
> 
> Do keep in mind that raising the temp into the high 80s or 
> more lowers the oxygen and places some added stress on the 
> fish while speeding up the life cycle of the ich.
> 
> sh
> --- Liz Wilhite <satirica at gmail_com> wrote:
> 
> > Several rainbows in my planted tank appear to have ich. I am a bit 
> > stumped by this as nothing new has been added to that tank, except 
> > water, in months.
> >  First, I have searched the archives and gotten conflicting 
> > information.
> >  Second, I have doubts -- with at least half the rainbows 
> infected -- 
> > that moving the sick fish out of the tank and treating them 
> separately 
> > is going to work.
> >  Finally, this tank has shrimp and yoyo loaches in it.
> >  I am raising the temperature of the tank and have added a 
> bit of salt 
> > and melafix to prevent secondary infections. I have read 
> conflicting 
> > information on malachite green and formalin in planted tanks.
> >  Suggestions for treatment?
> >  Thanks,
> > Liz
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