SmilodonFatalis
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello, I am new to this forum, but have been a fish hobbiest for many years. I have a 40 gal tank that I have been battling an ich infestation for 2 1/2 weeks now with no results. I first tried heat and salt (been sitting at 86-88 for a week now) and nothing. I then tried API's super ich cure (with malachite green) with no luck. After that, I tried Maracide and still my fish are covered with white specks.
I broke down yesterday and went to my local fish store and the guy who 'helped' me had no input or advice that was helpful in the least. He said to buy metronidazole and put it in the water. I am a vet tech and am somewhat guarded about this drug's ability to fight off external protozoan infection in fish, but I am desperate for anything. Should I add this medication to the water or try to feed it directly to my community fish? I vaccuum the gravel I can access easily daily. I have lava rock built up on the sides for my rams to hide in and cannot easily disturb it. Should I take the tank ornaments and rocks out all together and just have a flat gravel bottom to vaccuum?
I have:
-three baby rasboras
-four flamingo glo light danios
-six german blue rams
-four small golden wonder killifish
-No plants or inverts
The pH is sitting at 7.2. Nitrites are slightly high according to my test strip as are nitrates. Ammonia is fine. I have had the activated carbon out of my tank for a week and half and want to put it back, but don't want to take out the medicine I have in it.
No deaths yet, but one of my most beautiful male rams looks like he has rolled in salt this am and I almost cried. ANY ADVICE PLEASE?! I have NEVER had an ich problem like this.
I broke down yesterday and went to my local fish store and the guy who 'helped' me had no input or advice that was helpful in the least. He said to buy metronidazole and put it in the water. I am a vet tech and am somewhat guarded about this drug's ability to fight off external protozoan infection in fish, but I am desperate for anything. Should I add this medication to the water or try to feed it directly to my community fish? I vaccuum the gravel I can access easily daily. I have lava rock built up on the sides for my rams to hide in and cannot easily disturb it. Should I take the tank ornaments and rocks out all together and just have a flat gravel bottom to vaccuum?
I have:
-three baby rasboras
-four flamingo glo light danios
-six german blue rams
-four small golden wonder killifish
-No plants or inverts
The pH is sitting at 7.2. Nitrites are slightly high according to my test strip as are nitrates. Ammonia is fine. I have had the activated carbon out of my tank for a week and half and want to put it back, but don't want to take out the medicine I have in it.
No deaths yet, but one of my most beautiful male rams looks like he has rolled in salt this am and I almost cried. ANY ADVICE PLEASE?! I have NEVER had an ich problem like this.