silverain420
Aquarium Advice Regular
OK. After a horrible day yesterday (I bought a long horned cowfish and then ran out of gas on the highway - so far it seems to be doing great though) I come home to ich in my FW tank! My poor betta is suddenly (and I do mean suddenly) covered in little white spots. Well, I also have two red clawed crabs in there, so am trying to avoid using meds. It's just a five gallon tank with a few live plants. So I read Allivymar's wonderful article and raised the SG to 1.002 with aquarium salt, and raised the temp to 86. Is there anything else I should or could be doing? I know it happens, but I would hate to lose this tank. I love that betta! Any suggestions? And can FW ich survive in SW? My turkey baster may have crossed into both tanks a couple of times, should I be concerned? Any suggestions you could give would be appreciated. I do have a bottle of coppersafe, but nowhere to qt my crabs...