Adding new fish?

[Pseudomugil]

My 56 gallon rainbowfish tank is currently having an outburst of ich, especially on my wanamensis, turquoise, and boesemani rainbows. I was just wondering if it is safe to add more fish to the tank as I'm treating the water with an ich killer.

 

[ywagner]

Is wait, just make sure the water gets lots of o2 while you treat it. It'll only take a week you can hold the urge to buy more


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[Pseudomugil]

I'm just worried because I got 3 more rainbows (Lake Tebera, maccullochi, boesemani) when I noticed the ich. So now I have 3 rainbows sitting in my little 20 gallon.

 

[Rianyu]

They can handle being in the 10 gallon for a while as long as you maintain it as you would a normal tank. Adding them right now is dangerous as ich isnt gone and the stress from the transportation would make your new fish more likely to contract ich. I can only assume because of lowered immune systems that they may not take being thrown into a tank in treatment very well either.

 

[HeatherW]

I agree - wait to add the new fish. they will be ok in the smaller tank for a while. treat the bigger tank and get it clean of the ick before adding the new fish in there.

 

[Stacey W.]

I waited approximately 3-4 weeks just because I was paranoid.

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