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Poor little guy passed away. :(

Good morning, I found one of my ember tetras stuck between the sponge filter and the aquarium glass this morning. I took him out with my long tweezers and put him in my hand to prepare to get rid of him. Then he started wiggling! Right now I have him in a bowl floating in the water so the temp...

Hi there, I have a 29 gallon planted setup. I just went through an episode of ich with some cardinal tetras that I added from two different sources. All of the cardinals ended up dying, but none of the other fish died. Currently I have 5 ember tetras, 1 bristlenose pleco, 3 corydora...

It's a stunningly beautiful little guy!

I'm kind of thinking I should not medicate today. I've already changed the water and vacuumed the gravel. I don't know, maybe I should hit it one more time to cover the life cycle of the little parasite. So you don't use salt either? Just the heat? I will definitely do the heat treatments...

Unfortunately all of the cardinals perished. They were so pretty, darn it anyway.

I think it's a pretty reputable shop - They're well known, can I mention them here? So maybe medicate one last time today, let them go over the weekend. And then do a good water change on Monday to start removing the meds from the tank? OR, just be done with the meds right now and only do a...

Today is my 3rd full day of no white spots. I talked with the store that sold me the Ich X and they said that normally it solves the problem in 2-3 days and that 5 days is considered a course. But because I've had to treat for 14 days before getting rid of white spots that I must be dealing...

Well here it is Tuesday, 4 days after my last post. All of the cardinals did die, but none of the other fish. This morning I don't see any sign of white spots on the embers. The Ich X says to treat for 3 days after the last sign of white spots. An end is in sight! Question: I plan to put George...

Best to speed it up by heating the water and thus shortening how long I use meds or keep it the same temp and use the meds longer? Which is more stressful for the fish?

It's at 80 right now.

The remaining cardinal has a lot of spots. Four of the embers each have one spot.

Today (Friday), I have one lonely little cardinal left. =(

This morning 1 cardinal missing and another on deathwatch. I netted it and put it in a floating cup. And then there were three. Everybody else continues to do well. UPDATE: Found the missing cardinal. It is dead. It was trapped in a nook of the spider wood. The one in the cup died.

2 more cardinals dead this morning. Down to 5. The cardinals are the only fish I've lost so far. Even though I love the look of them, I don't think I'll restock them when this is all over. The embers have proven themselves very hardy. I think I want yellow in my tank next. I have the orange...

So I have a question I am wrestling with. I am down to 7 cardinals out of 14. I think 2 more will pass today. The other fish seem to be recovering from the ich spots, but not the cardinals. Would it be better to euthanize the rest of the cardinals? The two that I think will pass have many white...

A cardinal is missing this morning and another is acting standoffish - like the one that died yesterday did. I'm sure it will die today. I am resigning myself to the likelihood that I will lose all of the cardinals. The others all seem to be doing well. Only one white spot left on one of the...

George will like that. =) I got Hygro Wisteria, Ruffle, Dwarg Sag, and Jungle Val. Unfortunately they're all in the same little baggy so it will be interesting figuring out which is which! Ha! I may need to get a hose syphon because carrying these buckets for weeks is going to kill my back...

Question: Before this started I had ordered live plants from Jacob's Aquarium. They arrived this weekend. Can I plant them in the 29 gallon with the meds in there? Do they need to be quarantined? Should I put them in with the betta in the 5 gallon?

Lost another cardinal this morning. Got it out just as it was dying. I have been reading that cardinals are hard to keep alive even without ich. =( I have noticed the cardinals in particular tend to hide behind a bush in the corner of the aquarium since I took out the hornwort. The hornwort...

I just did my 4th dose of Ich X. I lost one cardinal since I started dosing. Whether from meds or ich, I don't know. The betta in the 5g is back to himself now. I did baffle the output for him. He seems to be doing well with the salt. The ammonia is up to .25. I put in the filter media (sponge...

Any ideas on how to take good aquarium pictures? Lol! George is salted. He is a bit listless, but reacts well to seeing me and eats eagerly like usual. Perhaps the current is just too strong in his 5g. I didn't baffle the output at all like I used to. With the salt I probably want to keep the...

Now one of the corydoras has white masses on both sides. It had a white spot that grew bigger than the other fish's spots. But this afternoon it's like this. Is this still part of ich? Or am I dealing with something else now?

Should I start the salt easy, or just go with the 1 Tablespoon for his 5 gallons? I do remember you said to dilute it in tank water first. Also, do I need to raise the heat first? I cold get Petco later today or tomorrow to get an adjustable heater. Hmm, my brother had an old heater in his...

Well, this morning everyone is still alive. George the betta seems a little off, but was happy to be fed. Two of my nerite snails played escape artist overnight from their vase and were on the floor. One came out of its shell when I put it back; the other not yet. I took out my bio rings and...