On Sat, 4 Mar 2006 11:29:44 -0500, "Nikki"
wrote:

Well I was asking also because these are the fish I got when I got the
guppies from my LFS, they all had ick, which may not of been smart to buy
them, but they are closing, they were the last of what she had and I felt
bad, I treated the guppies with ick med and had a lot of problems with them
I lost some but think I am on the right road now, been doing a lot of water
changes and i am feeding less, I was reading about bettas and ick and it
said turn heat up to 80-85 use salt and the ick will come off got to the
bottom of the tank and die from the salt, and it would also help prevent any
other bacteria problems since they were sick with ick, I also wanted to use
salt in my guppy tank being the problems they had but I have African dwarf
frogs in there and they don't tolerate salt, but I may remove them and use
it, im not sure yet.


I might have missed something along the way. You've treated the
guppies for ich and they are responding well? How many guppies have
you been able to save? Ich treatment is usually pretty effective when
you follow the instructions. And many people swear by salt. Do you
also have a betta with ich? If your frogs are unable to tolerate ich
medicine or salt, it would be worth the hassle to move them elsewhere
while you treat, since treatment is usually a sure thing. If your
guppies received a full cycle of ich treatment, then there should be
no need to continue treating them with medications or salt. Though
there are some guppy experts that do believe in keeping a little salt
in guppy tanks at all times. But that would mean finding a permanent
rather than a temporary vacation home for your froggies.

I still think the lfs that sold the icky fishes should have paid you
to take them. And given you a free bottle of ich treatment.

I have another question about my guppy ill post separate.
Nikki

We're ready and waiting. I bred some fine guppies in a previous life,
and though I don't have any immediate plans to resume, they are
probably my very favorite fish. And like eveything else in this hobby,
I've got some catching up to do.

-- Mister Gardener