Snails and Ich Treatment! Halp halp!

[VioletEmber]

I just spotted some ich on my fish and I'm raising the temp in the tank, etc. But I have two tylomelania snails, one is just a baby-- and I don't know how to safely use the salt with them in there.

Do I move them out? Will they carry ich to another tank? I am assuming yes. But I guess I could put them in my qt for now?

 

[LyndaB]

You don't have to use salt.... just use the heat treatment. Still works.

 

[VioletEmber]

Really? I really want you to be right!

 

[LyndaB]

Ok, I'll be right then.....

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Yep it's true. She does not lie!

 

[VioletEmber]

Whew! Ok- I'll bring the temp up over the next day or so - already did one water change with vacuuming. What should I aim for in temperature?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

86-88F
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php

 

[shellyx]

Just got rid of a bad case off ich with just the heat & I have snails all well & no losses! It definitely works

 

[KaylNeko]

Same--heat, shrimp, snails, plants. No problems with them.

 

[VioletEmber]

Thanks everyone! Very reassuring. And that is the best article on ich I've seen yet, mumma. Thanks! Now if I can just get the dang heater to get the tank above 85... I think I'm going to spend the night sterilizing heaters so I can shift them around. Grr.

 

[LyndaB]

I don't want to say "told ya" but um..... "told ya"!

 

[VioletEmber]

Aye, right you are lassie! What I think did it was moving one of my female bettas -- I ended up moving her back and I think it stressed her out and she started showing ich within an hour or two. I hate it when I get a bee in my bonnet about something and start messing around with my tanks when everything was just fine the way it was. I will learn someday!