On 14 Mar 2006 07:14:19 -0800, "Frank"
wrote:

Nikki wrote,
I don't know, any one have any idea if I should continue with salt dips or
hold off now...........

I would hold off. One tsb of salt per gal. in the tank will stimulate
it's slime coat. Their slime coat contains antibody, so you won't want
to strip it - give it a little time to heal.

Since i did ick med on day 1 and 2, what
now .....

You don't want to over do that eather. Malachite green remains within
tissue for a long time, so it's not like the med. stops working when
you stop adding it. Next treatment should still be on day 4 (with a 20%
water change before treatment). If you plan on leaving the pleco in
there, keep an eye on it. If it looks like it is going into respiratory
distress, it will have to be moved to an untreated tank.
................ Frank

I might add, when I find myself looking around for where to house a
fish temporarily and come up empty, I head for my local Tru Valu
hardware store and find a big no-name Tupperware container, there's
one with two red flaps on top that holds around 12 gallons that I just
love, for around 5 bucks. A lot of fry have grown up in those things.

-- Mister Gardener