Clown Loaches have Ich

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 22:51:11 -0500, "NetMax"
wrote:

Hmm, good point about de-chlor's detoxifying effect on copper. I used
Aquarisol today for a mild protozoan's infliction, but I think the tank
had not received Aqua-Plus for at least a week, so I might be ok.
Aquarisol, being copper based, might be a very good cheap choice for
loaches.

Today was an average day at work. Aquarisol for Costas, Quick Cure for
Ich, Neomycin for dropsy, Ammo-lock on a cycling tank and lots of
de-chlor. It's a good thing I don't believe in using too much chemicals
;~)

NetMax


"BigBadGourami" wrote in message
news:SW4ac.32480$K91.91363@attbi_s02...
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.


"Paul" wrote in message
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Rick wrote in message ...

"Paul" wrote in message
...
*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!!!







Hi NetMax, believe it or not, I do not consider medication as
chemicals. I take plenty of those myself.

For Ich, I keep Rid Ich plus on hand. I have used it twice when I was
first buying fish. Haven't needed it for over 9 months. I used it to
treat Clown Loaches in my 75 gallon tank. It was the only tank I had
at that time, so I treated it.

I pulled the filter out and replaced it with one I had removed the
charcoal from. Rid Ich blues the water, but does not stain.
I was worried about my Plecos and Cory cats, but they had no problems.