andalite40
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I am a fairly new fish owner. I have 6 mollies and 1 little pleco with a java fern in a 10-gallon tank. I do not know how old they are or what sexes, just there are 3 big ones and 3 smaller ones. My coworker passed them off to me in a 5 gallon tank which was obviously overcrowded. I bought them the 10gal ASAP. One of the 3 bigger mollies has not eaten for the past 2-3 weeks and has a few little white flecks. It is also fairly inactive, hanging out near the bottom, but still gets around just fine when it feels like it. I did one round of API Super Ich Treatment but the fish isn't looking better. However, it is the only fish who has these symptoms out of everybody else - the rest are perfectly happy and spot-free - and I've gotten the impression ich usually comes in when you add new fish or plants. They haven't had anything added except the tank and substrate, which were all new out of the box, and it's been several months since then anyway.
Unfortunately I don't have pH stats to add. Obviously due to pandemic getting to the aquarium store isn't an option. I know seasoned fish owners have these on hand, and I will work on that when this is over, I'm just trying to do my best for these guys that my coworker's relative abandoned. I also feel like if that were the issue, everybody would be sick, not just one... right?
Anyway is it even possible that this is ich, or should I be worrying about something else? My plan is to do another round of the API treatment with daily 25% water changes and phase in some salt, not too much so as not to disturb Mr. Pleco. I can't raise the temperature too high yet because I don't have an air pump - working on that. Is this a good way to go? Other thoughts on what it might be?
Unfortunately I don't have pH stats to add. Obviously due to pandemic getting to the aquarium store isn't an option. I know seasoned fish owners have these on hand, and I will work on that when this is over, I'm just trying to do my best for these guys that my coworker's relative abandoned. I also feel like if that were the issue, everybody would be sick, not just one... right?
Anyway is it even possible that this is ich, or should I be worrying about something else? My plan is to do another round of the API treatment with daily 25% water changes and phase in some salt, not too much so as not to disturb Mr. Pleco. I can't raise the temperature too high yet because I don't have an air pump - working on that. Is this a good way to go? Other thoughts on what it might be?