Ich - please advise

[Jan]

Recently I purchased some new fish - 3 lemon tetras and 3 fish similar
to serpae tetras. A few days later I noticed Ich in my tank. From what
I read on the web, the following medications were suggested: QuickCure,
CopperSafe, Maracide. I am going to LFS today, I'll see what I can find
there. As for the dosage, each web site recommends something different.
>From once a day for 14 days to every three days. Any suggestions as to
which treatment course is best?

I have lost two of the above fish (one of each species) soon after I
purchased them. Other fish in the tank (20 gallon) are:

5 harlequin rasboras
5 rummy nose tetras
3 ottos
1 african dwarf frog

One rasbora and one rummy nose tetra are the most heavily hit, the
ottos are still clear of ich. Hopefully I can still treat them in time.

The tank is heavily planted, and has malaysian trumpet snails. Would
the ich medication hurt the frog or the snails? Should I remove them
for the course of treatment?

Thanks. I've never had ich in my tank before, so any advise would be
appreciated.

[Koi-Lo]

"Jan" > wrote in message
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> Recently I purchased some new fish - 3 lemon tetras and 3 fish similar
> to serpae tetras. A few days later I noticed Ich in my tank. From what
> I read on the web, the following medications were suggested: QuickCure,
> CopperSafe, Maracide. I am going to LFS today, I'll see what I can find
> there. As for the dosage, each web site recommends something different.
>>From once a day for 14 days to every three days. Any suggestions as to
> which treatment course is best?
>
> I have lost two of the above fish (one of each species) soon after I
> purchased them. Other fish in the tank (20 gallon) are:
>
> 5 harlequin rasboras
> 5 rummy nose tetras
> 3 ottos
> 1 african dwarf frog
>
> One rasbora and one rummy nose tetra are the most heavily hit, the
> ottos are still clear of ich. Hopefully I can still treat them in time.
>
> The tank is heavily planted, and has malaysian trumpet snails. Would
> the ich medication hurt the frog or the snails? Should I remove them
> for the course of treatment?
>
> Thanks. I've never had ich in my tank before, so any advise would be
> appreciated.
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My newsreader shows no one replied to you. I use Quick-Cure, ICK-Guard and
Aquari-Sol to get rid of ICK. I always keep at least one of these products
on hand. None kill off snails to my knowledge. I don't know about the
frog.

Koi-Lo....

[Nikki]

I am dealing with the same thing for the same reason, i got ADF in my tank
also, from what i read you have to remove the frogs because the med will
hurt them, i did but when i was done treating and put them back in the tank
than i had problems with fungus.

ill see if i can find the page that had the info about the frogs and
treatment, and post it
Nikki

"Jan" > wrote in message
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> Recently I purchased some new fish - 3 lemon tetras and 3 fish similar
> to serpae tetras. A few days later I noticed Ich in my tank. From what
> I read on the web, the following medications were suggested: QuickCure,
> CopperSafe, Maracide. I am going to LFS today, I'll see what I can find
> there. As for the dosage, each web site recommends something different.
>>From once a day for 14 days to every three days. Any suggestions as to
> which treatment course is best?
>
> I have lost two of the above fish (one of each species) soon after I
> purchased them. Other fish in the tank (20 gallon) are:
>
> 5 harlequin rasboras
> 5 rummy nose tetras
> 3 ottos
> 1 african dwarf frog
>
> One rasbora and one rummy nose tetra are the most heavily hit, the
> ottos are still clear of ich. Hopefully I can still treat them in time.
>
> The tank is heavily planted, and has malaysian trumpet snails. Would
> the ich medication hurt the frog or the snails? Should I remove them
> for the course of treatment?
>
> Thanks. I've never had ich in my tank before, so any advise would be
> appreciated.
>

[Jan]

Thanks for information. I already started treating my fish, so I'll
remove the frog. Hopefully it's not too late.