Blos85
Aquarium Advice Activist
Can anyone tell me if ick treatment medicine harms live plants?
Oh and no it don't say on the bottle but im stuck in my second ick infection but stuck in a tough situation....4 catfish 2pictus and 2columbian sharks....and a pleco and im told ick meds cant be used and will kill scaleless fish....but i cant use salt cuz i also have 5 plants in the tank....any suggestions?
I could have it a little twisted but ive read also that doesn't kill it it just increases its process and it drops quicker to the gravel and then it multiplies to seek a new host. Therefore it may come back is how i took it. Whats weird is i do weekly water changes already and everytime i do i go ahead and siphon the gravel while i'm there so i thought i kept a fairly clean tank. I did add a few new fish lately so i may have got it from one of three stores. Ive started raising the temp also but i guess im just stumped to as of how to KILL it in my situation. Anyone familiar with scaleless ick medicines?
I've always had great luck with malachite green/formalin (QuICK Cure, Ich attack, etc). I've also melted a few plants with heat before, so I've always been wary of it. Fish aren't to fond of it either.