Daren100
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Everything in the tank is fine - water parameters etc. - but we have been hit by Ich in the last week or so.
We initially lost 3 Rummynose Tetras and our other 3 were full of spots and not looking too healthy.
Having read the excellent advice on here I decided it was best to go for heat treatment and slowly raise the temperature to 30 degrees or slightly above.
The good news is that after 3 or 4 days of temps at 30+ the spots on the Rummynoses have gone and they seem to we whizzing around and enjoying themselves as are the rest of the fish.
The bad news is that 2 of the Clown Loaches have developed spots that don't seem to ge going just yet.
I've read that Clowns are more vulnerable to Ich but is it natural for this to come out after the Rummynoses seem to be getting better?
No other fish in the tank (Barbs, Rasboras, Glass Catfish and Banded Gara's) seem to be affected.
I plan to keep the temps as they are for at least 2 more weeks to kill the remaining bacteria.
Is it working?
Should I resort to buying some chemical based traetment or stick with the temps?
As always, any help is appreciated.
We initially lost 3 Rummynose Tetras and our other 3 were full of spots and not looking too healthy.
Having read the excellent advice on here I decided it was best to go for heat treatment and slowly raise the temperature to 30 degrees or slightly above.
The good news is that after 3 or 4 days of temps at 30+ the spots on the Rummynoses have gone and they seem to we whizzing around and enjoying themselves as are the rest of the fish.
The bad news is that 2 of the Clown Loaches have developed spots that don't seem to ge going just yet.
I've read that Clowns are more vulnerable to Ich but is it natural for this to come out after the Rummynoses seem to be getting better?
No other fish in the tank (Barbs, Rasboras, Glass Catfish and Banded Gara's) seem to be affected.
I plan to keep the temps as they are for at least 2 more weeks to kill the remaining bacteria.
Is it working?
Should I resort to buying some chemical based traetment or stick with the temps?
As always, any help is appreciated.