gboutwel
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hello,
We have a 3 Weeks old 10 Gallon Fresh water Tank with the following inhabitants:
2 Fantail Goldfish
5 Neon Tetra
6 Lemon Tetra
2 Plecos
5 Snails
We had an 'outbreak' of Ich. The fish had been acting 'funny' (lethargic, loss of appetite, going to the surface for air - even the plecos, etc) for a day or two. We tried filter change & partial water change, then this AM we looked and there where white spots on most the fish.
We have read the article on Ich and treating it, etc.
We have purchased an suitable Ich medication (one for scaleless fish because of the plecos), removed the carbon from our filter, and are trying to raise the temperature in the tank.
The concern we have is the temperature and what to raise it to. We have documentation on all the fish and the documentation says the following about temperature:
Fantail Goldfish - 64F - 75F
Neon & Lemon Tetra - 72F - 82F
Plecos - Same as Tetras
What's the highest temperature we could/should go to fight the Ich but not overly stress the fish to the point of killing them?
We have a 3 Weeks old 10 Gallon Fresh water Tank with the following inhabitants:
2 Fantail Goldfish
5 Neon Tetra
6 Lemon Tetra
2 Plecos
5 Snails
We had an 'outbreak' of Ich. The fish had been acting 'funny' (lethargic, loss of appetite, going to the surface for air - even the plecos, etc) for a day or two. We tried filter change & partial water change, then this AM we looked and there where white spots on most the fish.
We have read the article on Ich and treating it, etc.
We have purchased an suitable Ich medication (one for scaleless fish because of the plecos), removed the carbon from our filter, and are trying to raise the temperature in the tank.
The concern we have is the temperature and what to raise it to. We have documentation on all the fish and the documentation says the following about temperature:
Fantail Goldfish - 64F - 75F
Neon & Lemon Tetra - 72F - 82F
Plecos - Same as Tetras
What's the highest temperature we could/should go to fight the Ich but not overly stress the fish to the point of killing them?