i have been battling ich for a couple of weeks now after introducing a couple new fish to my tank from petco. 2 days later when i went to purchase some rid ich, i saw that their whole store has ich now and they're not selling any more fish. they must have sold me a fish from a new shipment, and that new shipment infected all their tanks (they share nets. i know this now).
i treated the main tank with temps of about 84 and also rid ich but i got sick of all the water changes so i moved the sick fish into a brand new 10 gallon, and also a couple others that showed signs over the next few days. in the main tank i raised the temp slowly up to 88-89, used aquarium salt, and stopped using rid ich. the 10 gallon i raised the temp to 84 and treated it with rid ich 2x day and also changed 25% of the water every day. i did this for 2 weeks and i still watched those fish die slowly. the main tank however, seemed to recover. for the past 2 weeks or so i have not noticed any symptoms....a few days ago i began lowering the temp and this morning it was down to 79. this afternoon i see spots on the tails of 3 of my tiger barbs.
i filled the 10 gallon tank today and am letting it come up to temperature and sit overnight. tomorrow i plan on moving all my tiger barbs into the 10 gallon with no substrate or plants and treating them with high temps and about 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt. i dont know what else to do....ive been fighting this for weeks now and i thought i had it beat, but it is back again. i am going to bring the temp back up in the main tank and just cross my fingers. i also added another tablespoon of aquarium salt to the main tank to account for water changes i have made. it has 1 tablespoon of salt in it for every 5 gallons.
please, any suggestions? they only have a couple spots now so i think there is hope....but this is apparently a tough strain and i dont think the rid ich will work.
how long do i need to wait until i can move them into the 10 gallon? i just filled it this morning with tap water and used conditioner and brought the ph to neutral. do i still need to wait at least 24 hours or can i move them now? i want to move them as soon as i can to try and control the outbreak in the main tank. im worried i will lose all my fish
i treated the main tank with temps of about 84 and also rid ich but i got sick of all the water changes so i moved the sick fish into a brand new 10 gallon, and also a couple others that showed signs over the next few days. in the main tank i raised the temp slowly up to 88-89, used aquarium salt, and stopped using rid ich. the 10 gallon i raised the temp to 84 and treated it with rid ich 2x day and also changed 25% of the water every day. i did this for 2 weeks and i still watched those fish die slowly. the main tank however, seemed to recover. for the past 2 weeks or so i have not noticed any symptoms....a few days ago i began lowering the temp and this morning it was down to 79. this afternoon i see spots on the tails of 3 of my tiger barbs.
i filled the 10 gallon tank today and am letting it come up to temperature and sit overnight. tomorrow i plan on moving all my tiger barbs into the 10 gallon with no substrate or plants and treating them with high temps and about 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt. i dont know what else to do....ive been fighting this for weeks now and i thought i had it beat, but it is back again. i am going to bring the temp back up in the main tank and just cross my fingers. i also added another tablespoon of aquarium salt to the main tank to account for water changes i have made. it has 1 tablespoon of salt in it for every 5 gallons.
please, any suggestions? they only have a couple spots now so i think there is hope....but this is apparently a tough strain and i dont think the rid ich will work.
how long do i need to wait until i can move them into the 10 gallon? i just filled it this morning with tap water and used conditioner and brought the ph to neutral. do i still need to wait at least 24 hours or can i move them now? i want to move them as soon as i can to try and control the outbreak in the main tank. im worried i will lose all my fish