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i have a 55 gallon community aquarium. Rosey Barbs, and i had 2 Gouramis which i lost, Corey cats, one pleco, clown loaches, one killifish, one redtailed loach, one Bala Shark
i have all live plants and a aqua power filter which does 300 gph
I test water parameters weekly and do weekly partial water changes and add a good brand dechlorinator (which also has stresscoat). Ammonia and Nitrites are at 0. Nitrates are usually around 10. pH is at 7.1 right now.
I recently had an Ich infestation when i introduced 2 new rosey barbs from the LFS. So i treated it with high temps A(86), salt (1 t per gallon), and quick cure (it has malachite green and something else in it). I did this treatement for 2 weeks even though it was clear after one week. It has been two weeks since i have quit the ich treatemts, i had put in new carbon and have done 2 water changes since then. I also slowy lowered the temps back to about 78.
Ok, here's the problem, my Bala shark acted kind of funny throughout the treatement, and my I lost my 2 Gouramis But the Bala has survived. But he has been swimming kinda funny and his gills are twitchy. He kinda has just been twitchy throughout the whole treatement. On close examination, it looks like some of his scales are missing, but his fins are intact. He is eating. Could he have permanent damage from the ich or ich treatement? Or does he have a secondary infection? Do i need to quarenteen him in my 5 gallon (which i just got so that i don't introduce ich again when i get new fish) and treat him with antibiotics or antiparasitics?
i have all live plants and a aqua power filter which does 300 gph
I test water parameters weekly and do weekly partial water changes and add a good brand dechlorinator (which also has stresscoat). Ammonia and Nitrites are at 0. Nitrates are usually around 10. pH is at 7.1 right now.
I recently had an Ich infestation when i introduced 2 new rosey barbs from the LFS. So i treated it with high temps A(86), salt (1 t per gallon), and quick cure (it has malachite green and something else in it). I did this treatement for 2 weeks even though it was clear after one week. It has been two weeks since i have quit the ich treatemts, i had put in new carbon and have done 2 water changes since then. I also slowy lowered the temps back to about 78.
Ok, here's the problem, my Bala shark acted kind of funny throughout the treatement, and my I lost my 2 Gouramis But the Bala has survived. But he has been swimming kinda funny and his gills are twitchy. He kinda has just been twitchy throughout the whole treatement. On close examination, it looks like some of his scales are missing, but his fins are intact. He is eating. Could he have permanent damage from the ich or ich treatement? Or does he have a secondary infection? Do i need to quarenteen him in my 5 gallon (which i just got so that i don't introduce ich again when i get new fish) and treat him with antibiotics or antiparasitics?