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Another ich outbreak - argh !!!!! Update: I waited 10 days, dropped the temp back to 80 and then did a 50% water change the next day. 2 more days and another 50% water change. Another 3 days and a 50% water change left 12.5% of the salt that I put in. I had vacuumed the bottom 4 or 5 times...

New Update: Day 5 of Salt/Temp treatment. All still seems to be well. I have not added any more salt - I'm still at 6 tbsp in the 20gal tank. The water level has dropped about 3/4" due to evaporation but that is OK since the lower level creates a nice waterfall from the filter which keeps...

Update: It turned out that the Dwarf Gourami did not die - he was hiding somewhere and I didn't see him. At this point there are two fish in the tank - a Diamond Tetra and a Dwarf Gourami. I went ahead and raised the temp up to 85, put a Charcoal/Carbon bag in the filter, and added salt. I...

Sorry to hear about your Guppy. Hopefully it will be OK. I forgot about the temp. Maybe rather than do the Pimafix for a week I will raise the temp up to 84-85 degrees and add a good dose of salt (there won't be any fish in there). I don't want to kill the Bio though. The temp shouldn't be a...

Thanks for the replies. I appreciate the help and experience. Well the Dwarf Gourami and the Molly died today. The only fish left in the tank is one of the Diamond Tetras. Interestingly, he has not shown any effects - no fungus on the fins. He is still very active and eats well. Maybe it...

Hello, I'm new to the forum. I've been lurking a while and have learned a great deal from you all. Unfortunately I have a very frustrating situation and am trying to find answers. I hope that the experts out here are up to the challenge. My 18 year old son and I setup a 20g tank in his room...