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Old October 27th 04, 05:04 AM
Billy
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"Marcus Fox" wrote
in message news | Got a tank of swordtails raised from fry, along with three danios
and an
| ancistrus catfish (I think that's what it is, looks like a small
pleco).
| Recently added three females to even out the male/female balance,
and now
| signs of ick are starting to show, a few white spots on the fins
and near
| the tail. I'm going to go into town today to get the chemicals, how
and with
| what should I be treating them?
|

Raise in temperature, stardard LFS-bought ich cure, (malachite
green). How big a tank...really big tanks are tough to treat IME...
http://faq.thekrib.com/disease-fw.html#ich

I have never raised the temp as high as stated in that article. 85-86
TOPS here.

As always, YMMV. Let us know as things progress....


 




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