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Jan February 27th 06 06:37 PM

Ich - please advise
 
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) a

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 February 28th 06 02:39 AM

Ich - please advise
 

"Jan" wrote in message
oups.com...
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) a

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.

===================
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 February 28th 06 05:56 PM

Ich - please advise
 
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
oups.com...
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) a

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 March 1st 06 02:33 AM

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



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