Sure he is stressed out, but he is 2.5 times the size of the firemouths.
The GT is about .75 times the size, but is not the aggressor in this case.
He is holding them in their half of the tank very well.

He has about 5 spots now, ie more than yesterday, so I'm taking him out to
treat. I figure if I leave him, and the Ich progresses to the next stage,
the whole tank may become infected, if it isn't already. Will this effect
the pair bond?

Also in hindsight I should have designed my tank so that I could have put a
tank divider in more easily!!




"RedForeman ©®" wrote in message
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Ich seems to be brought on when stress rises, and in your case, I can't
imagine a more stressed out Acara, when defending fry, against none other
than 5, FIVE firemouths, and a GT...

yeah, I would say that would be a bit of stess, but I can't imagine how
you're gonna fix that one... I would say, "Survival of the Fittest, at
it's
best" comes to mind....


"Leong Goh" wrote in message
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My Blue Acaras have had free swimming fry for three days. Now Dad has
developed White spot. No other fish appear to have it. Father is busy
defending territory against 5 firemouths and 1 small female green
terror.

Should I treat the whole 300l tank? ( Will the fry be OK ) or
Isolate the Father in my Q tank and treat him only ( Will Mum be OK
defending the fry on her own?)

Any help would be appreciated

Leong