Clown Loaches with Ich Mystery

Ok, I'm beginning to think this is actually Velvet or Oodinium which I
have never seen before.

The description is "Symptoms: Very small white speckles on fish.
Resembles a fine powder."
http://www.aquaria.info/modules.php?...rder=0&thold=0

My tank is now full of the Protozin medication. It is too late in the
day for me to purchase anti-Velvet medication. Can anyone suggest a
natural remedy for the next 16 hours which will alleviate the symptoms?

Will Protozin help with the Velvet?

I have my tank set to 30.5 (86.9) degrees Celsius. Salt is 1 ppt (1g per
litre). Lots of aeration. I'm pushing the temperature just a bit too far.

I have a 24 UK gallon hosptial tank set up. Can I use it? What about a
salt bath for the loaches? Would they tolerate a very high concentration
for a few seconds?

Thanks for all the help so far.

Nikki

RedForeman ©® wrote:

|| I'd say it's definitely ich.

Really Victor?? IMO, it doesn't look like ich that I've ever had... my
opinion is that ich is more of a salt grain versus a powdery substance
appearance....

What about velvet???

Here's a couple things that might help...
http://www.thepetprofessor.com/secPe...314&breed=Fish

Taken from http://www.loaches.com/cloachfaq.html
What to watch out for:

- ick, at the first sign of ick, medicate the tank with any product at half
dose. Keep the medicine concentration at a steady level until the Ick are
all gone. Almost any medicine that treats Ick will work. Personally I have
always been successful with coppersafe.

- velvet, this is a white film that develops on the skin. Treat as above for
ick. Velvet is a disease.


My guess would be to check more into velvet just in case