Ugh ich =( By the way, our red tail randomly flashes against things that her pissing her off...you probably know this already about RT sharks but just in case you didn't I thought I'd let you know. For the longest time we thought she was still sick after we bought her and were quarantining her forever, but turns out she just really hates our gold gourami. He so doesn't get what she's doing when she flashes on him.
Good luck with your tank! It looks beautiful btw =)
Yeah, I found out about the 'pissed off' flashing stuff shortly after we got the RT. I thought the same thing thinking that he was sick. Nope, just an angry shark. lol
Thank you for the compliment on my tank! I can't take all the credit though, the guy that owned it before us included the majority of the decor. My husband also picked out the gravel and a few other things. This is actually our 2nd tank that we've had together. We had a RT in our other one too, but I don't recall that one flashing as much as this one.
I sure am glad you caught it on time. Seeing how your fish became active I'd say the treatment is working. Good luck and I'm sure you'll pull through this one.
The whole ich situation would explain your Bala's death and your Red Tail's increased aggression. Hopefully once you completely control the ich you'll see less aggression from him.
Good thing you listened to whatever told you to buy the ich medicine. That has saved you big time.
That makes two of us! I try to keep an eye on how the fish are acting and I knew something was up when their activity slowed, (especially w/ my pleco). I just figured it had something to do w/ the high Nitrate levels. But then I saw the white spots on my Pleco when he finally came out of his hiding place.
When I got home from work today, the fish were acting a little sluggish, but they had their appetites. The Pleco, however, was perched beneath the front porch of the house, (that's where he rests the majority of the time), and he hasn't moved much. He's the only one I'm really worried about at this point.
I don't know what made me p/u the Ich Attack. At the time I didn't know about the Ich outbreak, but for some reason I just grabbed it off the shelf w/o thinking twice about it. But, like you said, it was a good thing I got it.
