Well, this is the final entry of this diary... Sandy and Spot have also died and I have no fish left in the tank.
After removing the fish remains, I did a 40% water change and vacuumed as much of the junk on top of the gravel as I could without disturbing too much. Upped the temperature to 86 degrees. I added StressCoat and salt to make up for the water I removed so the water can continue to be treated for ich. Darn, just noticed a small cut on my hand, so now I gotta do more medical treatments. :|
After the water change, final tests:
Ammonia @ <1
nitrites @ 0
nitrates @ <5
Personal experience with Bio-Spira? Tried two doses and neither worked. Either I was just that poor sucker who got the two bad batches, or it just HAPPENED to be a good batch for the people it worked for. I am very, VERY disappointed. All in all, lost 1 angelfish, 1 pleco, 4 mollies, 5 guppies (all about $30), plus the $20 I spent on the bio-spira.
The thing that is most confusing is why they died - perhaps I should have saved them for an autopsy. The ammonia level never got more than 1.5, never had nitrates, and the ich was going away.
What say you, my fine fishy friends?