Sorry to hear about the sick fish. You should be able to dose with a number
of plant-safe medicines, none of which work particularly well. I've found
that Para-gon, by -- I think -- Aquatronics. Either that, or Para-gon II is
specifically designed for ich and works very well. Its a yellow powder, and
you need to mix it with water before hand. I've found that its pretty
difficult ot mix it -- not something you can do in the tank. I've used a
blender. :)
That failing, there's the sure fire way to cure Ich -- heat teh tank to
about 90 degrees (F) for three to five days. Ich can't reproduce above
something like 85 degrees -- as long as you're above that and stay there,
the ich will eventually die off. Keep the water well oxygenated during that
period.
JW.
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----- Original Message ----- From: <Prizma-in-aol.com> To: <nanfa-in-aquaria.net> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 7:07 PM Subject: NANFA-- tiny white spots
> hi all... > i know zero about medicating fish. all attempts have been futile. but i wanna > try again. > > i have several fish in a 29 gallon eclipse tank ( recently caught about 2 > months ago ). there is a lot of driftwood and java fern in it... so i cant get > out the infected fish easily nor add salt because of the plants. > > in the tank are a couple gilt darters and a small logperch, a really cool > mirror shiner and 2 TN shiners. the TN shiners stay-in-the top of the water > column. > just today the 2 TN shiners have tiny white spots on their fins and bodies, > they even look like they have increased in quanity during the day. i think this > is called ick and from my experience they only have a few more days to live. > > what can i do within the limits i described? i would have to treat the entire > tank. > > thanks... > > casper
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