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
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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
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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!!!







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.

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
;~)

I'm tempted to hammer you for what I consider to be a very heavy dose of
medication for your tanks. Then again I know what a good job you do and
maybe I'm being too fussy.

Do me a favour and cut back on the de-chlorinators :-)

Graham.

"Graham Broadbridge" wrote in message
...
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
;~)

I'm tempted to hammer you for what I consider to be a very heavy dose
of
medication for your tanks. Then again I know what a good job you do
and
maybe I'm being too fussy.

Do me a favour and cut back on the de-chlorinators :-)

Graham.

LOL, that medication was divided up to about 6 tanks out of 107 in
operation. Occasionally, there isn't a single fish under medication, but
it happens far too infrequently, and doesn't last long with 4 different
deliveries a week. I've gotten into the routine of running parallel
tanks for some fish. For example, Otos are in two tanks, one tank filled
with gaunt pale fish (quarantined new arrivals) and the other filled with
plump ones with dark stripes (for sale after being babied for at least 2
weeks). I'm starting to get somewhat proficient at running a fish-room.

NetMax