QTOFFER
Aquarium Advice Addict
I came back from LI yesterday and the firemouth greeted me as usual with a hungry look on his face.
So, I fed the fish and as I was doing so, I noticed that the firemouth was covered with tiny white spots - ich!
Yuck!
The severum and the ropefish have it too.
The last time I had ich, I was a newbie and wasted alot of time and money on formalin.
This time, I just cranked up the temp to 88o F where I'll leave it for about two weeks. I didn't add salt because I'm not sure that the ropefish will tolerate it. The heat alone worked like a charm in the past.
I moved the severum into the hospital tank because in addition to ich, he also seems to have some finrot. I've got the heat up to 88oF and I'm also treating with fungus clear and daily 25% water changes.
Now, I just have to be extra careful not to cross-contaminate my other two tanks.
So, I fed the fish and as I was doing so, I noticed that the firemouth was covered with tiny white spots - ich!
Yuck!
The severum and the ropefish have it too.
The last time I had ich, I was a newbie and wasted alot of time and money on formalin.
This time, I just cranked up the temp to 88o F where I'll leave it for about two weeks. I didn't add salt because I'm not sure that the ropefish will tolerate it. The heat alone worked like a charm in the past.
I moved the severum into the hospital tank because in addition to ich, he also seems to have some finrot. I've got the heat up to 88oF and I'm also treating with fungus clear and daily 25% water changes.
Now, I just have to be extra careful not to cross-contaminate my other two tanks.