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07-05-2003, 10:57 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New England
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|  ich? I have a few new hatchet fish - with the dreaded white spots ( ich) is regular table salt (tbl spoon per 5 gallon good) and water change? I am guessing its ich, also does raising the temperature help? to rid the tank of these pests along with water changes? I have a fluval 204 are there any concerns or problems with this filter vs. others? thanks,.. |
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07-05-2003, 11:35 PM
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| Forum Manager  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado
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| I wouldn't use regular table salt. I saw one place that suggested table salt, but many places (including people here) say not to use table salt and to get some (deionized) Aquarium salt to use instead. Raising the temperature does help...it helps the ich's life cycle to speed up. You also need to medicate as far as I know, it won't go away on its own. If you don't have any ich meds you can try putting in some hydrogen peroxide, I hear its a less harsh (less effective?) more natural cure for the stuff...haven't tried it but someone suggested it to me. Dunno about doing water changes...usually do water changes as perscribed by the meds you're using.
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07-05-2003, 11:55 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New England
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| Ich Ok, I am raising the temp to 83-84 degrees F. I do have meds such as Kordon Rid Ich plus. I am a Koi hobbyist and have never had to deal with this before ( being relativly new to Tropical fish). I will change some of the water tomorrow PRN.  |
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07-05-2003, 11:56 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Valencia, California.
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| Yeah get some medcine ASAP and start treating your tank. Just to make sure ... do the white spots look like little grains of salt on the fish or more like white stuff hanging of the fish? Its best to be sure what the problem is before treating.
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07-06-2003, 12:47 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: New England
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| the white spots look like grains of salt... Ich I am guessing , I do have a couple of snails tiny ones that came with the plants that seem to be laying eggs all over the place ( my pygmy cats) devour them up-- (most of them that is) however I am wondeing if my fluval 204 is overloaded with fungus? with the eggs? thus the ich or a fungus? |
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07-06-2003, 04:03 AM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Valencia, California.
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| The grains of salt description sounds very much like ich, treat for it, like you already have raise the temp and take the carbon from your filter when treating. Hopefully all goes well, good luck.
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07-11-2003, 03:08 AM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Leduc, AB, Canada
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| Did the treatment work?
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