wrote:
Hello,

I've recently bought myself 4 goldfish. I bought the tank, waited a
week, bought two fish, waited a week, and bought two more. I noticed
the smallest of the four, bought in the second batch was very shy and
only came out to eat, then it died, three days after purchase. I've now
noticed the other fish I bought in the secnd batch becoming very shy.
the first two fish do tend to bully him a bit. I was watching the
yesterday and noticed white spots. I've googled and discovered all
about ich.

I went straight to the shop and bought some Interpet 6 anti white spot
plus treatent, but the leaflet that should be inside is missing! I'm
going to back to the pet shop tomorow, but in the mean time can any one
help with dose and advice for this product? I have a 21L tank with a
stingray filter.

Hopeing you can help me and little shamu the fish.

Katie

Check all your water parameters including KH. You can safely add salt
to a goldfish aquarium at 1 tablespoon per 20 liters. Also note that
your goldfish will better resist the infestation with a KH of 80 ppm or
greater. The fish will have a better osmotic balance and the calcium is
needed for healing. Many medications for "ich" also have Malachite
Green which is more toxic at lower pH.

When you are doing your research on the internet, might I suggest MSN
over Google? Their algorithm favors older out of date and promotional
sites; I have found that for the research I do, I find much more
credible information on MSN (not just anecdotal info).

Carl
http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/