I've actually had better success treating loaches with aquarisol. I would
turn the heater up as high as 90 degrees, clown loaches can thrive in quite
a bit of heat, and use two 1/2 doses of aquarisol per day until all the
spots are gone. Took about 5 days with my latest bout. I also add about 1
tablespoon per 5 gallons of rock salt. After all spots are gone treat at
1/2 strength every other day for a total of about 2 weeks. The only
concern is that you water treatment will neutralize the copper in the
aquarisol. As a result, I dechlorinate my water by aeration instead when
doing a waterchange during treatment. All 4 of my clown loaches survived
this latest bout as well as the pl#co that started it all.


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"Paul" wrote in message
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*sigh* I knew I should have stayed with cichlids!!

getting back to the office tank, the loaches have ich. I know how to
treat
it, I've read all about it on this group, I just want to know, does
having
tetras, gouramis or catfish complicate things at all?


no, you need to treat the whole tank anyways. Half dose of Quick Qure,
days
1, 4 7, 10, with water change in between.

Rick


the stuff I got has malacite and formulin in it.. this is bad for my bio
filtration right? I am going to have to undergo a complete cycle again?

surely the good of the medication is negated by the re-cycling process if
this is the case??

surely not?! surely!!!