Lane1223
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My royal gramma has ick. I just saw it. Its the first I've seen it since this morning!!! What do I do?!??!?!!!
Grizz said:Best thing is QT the fish leave the DT fallow for the next 8 weeks treat the fish in the QT. By leaving the DT fishless the ich will starve and die off Search the forum theres a lot of info here just gotta find it
Grizz said:5G is very small for 7 fish try to get a 30g storage bin and some random pieces of PVC for them to hide in your inverts are ok as ich dont bother them Use your filter media to seed your QT any ich in it will be killed by the meds Keep a close eye on your QT water as you may need do some PWC's there as well
Grizz said:Yes a 30g tote is what i use i have found that if i have another tank up and running it's not long before it go's from a QT to a DT lol
Most agree that your DT should remain free of fish for 8 weeks this way the ICH can run through it's life cycle and with out a host it starves and dies off I know 8 weeks sounds like forever but you still have the verts
Grizz said:I made a frame that go's around the top of the bin i slide it on from the bottom looks like pic frame it sits low enough that my hob dont touch i use a rubber maid also there a bit heaver made than the cheapo's Also you can use a corner filter (little plastic box with air hose) and a small ph if you dont have an extra hob.
PS before i made the frame i used a belt to stop the bowing
Grizz said:It's one of those that you see in small FW starter tanks it has a air line that runs it it sits in the corner of the tank and bubbles you can put poly and charcoal in then they just dont move much water so you need a small PH for flow all they really are is a place for your BB to grow oh and a air pump to power it Now that i think about it may be cheaper to buy a small HOB
Grizz said:Yes could have just keep in mind that the ICH is still there and will reinfect as soon as it can it also will hide in the gills of your fish Better to QT and rid your DT of it I know thats not what you want to hear It's just if the fish get stressed you could lose them to it.