I got some weird "herbal ich treatment" from Petco. I wasn't sure if by "activated carbon" and etc. on the warnings that they meant the generic charcoal filter element I have, but I pulled it anyway. The guy at Petco said they use this stuff with stellar success, so I told him if Thor and Loki die of Ich, I'm gonna bring them in and have their proper Viking funerals in their tanks... I think he thought I was kidding...
Anyways, not much progress... They're swimming mostly in the top 1/4 to the surface, but at least they're nose-up still...
The pleco also came fighting for a spot near the now-filterless pump, which is quite unusual for him. I cannot see any ich spots on him, but he's a pretty heavily-armored type, and I'm betting is just as sick as the other two...
I did get a chance while they were doing some tank-side swimming to get measurements!
Thor - 3.25"
Loki - 3"
Pleco - 2.5"
Loki, of course, had to make it difficult.... He'd give me a perfect vertical profile to measure, then just as I got the ruler up to him, he'd switch to horizontal and do the same. Little bastard!
I also cranked the bubbler to eleven, and they seem to like the dramatic increase in oxygen in that spot... Hopefully that doesn't mean the ich is too bad in their gills... :c
How do I give them chicken noodle soup? :c
- CK