Phlegethon
Aquarium Advice Activist
Ok, here's one to ponder.
I have a 40-gallon heavily planted tank with the following inhabitants:
4 x 2" opaline gouramis
6 x 1.5" American-flag fish
8 x 1" head & tail light tetras
7 x 1" white cloud minnows
3 x 1.5" clown loaches
1 x 1.5" red-tail shark
1 x 3" bristlenose pleco
22 x 1-2" Amano shrimp
12 x 1.5" Asian clams
1 x 4" twig catfish
Current water params:
77F, pH 7.0, Ammonia/Nitrite 0, Nitrate negligable
At least one of the clown loaches has 4-5 white ich spots.
Here's the riddle: how would you treat the ich? Isolate the loaches? WHat about the tank water?
I know copper is out due to the inverts, but can Amano shrimp take 86F for 2 weeks? What about salt?
Thanks in advance for any attempts to solve this riddle.
I have a 40-gallon heavily planted tank with the following inhabitants:
4 x 2" opaline gouramis
6 x 1.5" American-flag fish
8 x 1" head & tail light tetras
7 x 1" white cloud minnows
3 x 1.5" clown loaches
1 x 1.5" red-tail shark
1 x 3" bristlenose pleco
22 x 1-2" Amano shrimp
12 x 1.5" Asian clams
1 x 4" twig catfish
Current water params:
77F, pH 7.0, Ammonia/Nitrite 0, Nitrate negligable
At least one of the clown loaches has 4-5 white ich spots.
Here's the riddle: how would you treat the ich? Isolate the loaches? WHat about the tank water?
I know copper is out due to the inverts, but can Amano shrimp take 86F for 2 weeks? What about salt?
Thanks in advance for any attempts to solve this riddle.