I have some Ich and turned up the temp on the tank gradually from 78F to 88F and gradually added salt (dissolved in conditioned water) equivalent of 1 tsp p/G over 4 days.
The tank has been at 88 for a day and a half. Fish all seem fine but today the snails were all laying on the bottom with their traps open about 3-4 mm.
I have a HOB plus a 18" bubble wand, a 4" bubble stone and added a round bubble stone for additional oxygen. All with separate air pumps.
I grabbed the 7 snails and a zip bag of water, and floated them for 20 min and put them into my moss and rams horn bowl /room temp maybe 70-72F.
After an hour, only one is active and crawling on the side of the glass...
4 of them retracted the trap door three didn't.
Any ideas, other suggestions.
Do you think it is the hotter water or the salt or both? (Or Ich? I can move this to unhealthy fish.)
The tank has been at 88 for a day and a half. Fish all seem fine but today the snails were all laying on the bottom with their traps open about 3-4 mm.
I have a HOB plus a 18" bubble wand, a 4" bubble stone and added a round bubble stone for additional oxygen. All with separate air pumps.
I grabbed the 7 snails and a zip bag of water, and floated them for 20 min and put them into my moss and rams horn bowl /room temp maybe 70-72F.
After an hour, only one is active and crawling on the side of the glass...
4 of them retracted the trap door three didn't.
Any ideas, other suggestions.
Do you think it is the hotter water or the salt or both? (Or Ich? I can move this to unhealthy fish.)