treating ich with aquamaster multi-cure

[daveho]

well 4 days ago i noticed a few spots on one of my rams. now i would normaly just treat with heat and salt or just heat but its a planted tank with scaleless fish (pleco and corys). so during day one i put in the first half dose (as recomended for scaleless) and i have also turned the heat up to 84. after three days i noticed considerably less spots and as recomended and performed a 25% water change and redosed. ill keep you posted on the progress.

 

[daveho]

oh forgot to mention the aqua master multi cure is a prity general treatment for ich, fin rot, velvet etc its just a mix of malachite green methylene blue and acriflavine

 

[daveho]

well the blue ram who had the initial ich problem has fallen extreemly ill hes lost all his colour and was on deaths door so as a last ditch method i mixed up a light salt water solution and seperated him into it. seems to be helping but it will be rocky over night

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I hope he pulls through for you. Just for the future, ich can be treated with just heat alone. Temps of 86F plus will eradicate ich.

 

[daveho]

i have heard that aswell but i was hoping to reduce the time under the high temp for the neons and time under meds for the plants/biofilter by combining heat and meds. a bit optimistic i know

 

[daveho]

well hes still alive but no better off im at a loss as to what to do he has no colour and just lays on his side at the bottom of the tank breathing heavy....any ideas??

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Lots of clean water. Don't expose him to any pH changes, temp changes, medication or too much salt. Unfortunately I see this a lot when ich meds are used. All you can do is hope he makes a recovery. Keep his tank dark to avoid unnecessary stress.

 

[daveho]

well unfortunatly i lost the ram who i blame for the ich in the first place... treatment wise i cannot find another spott on any of my fish so next water change i will not be adding anymore meds but i will leave the temp up for a few more days