I've been using "Super Ich Plus" by Aquatronics. It has Malachite Green and Quinine HCL. Susan -------------- Original message -------------- > Oh, I am definitely not adding anything to the tank of death (as I'm > beginning to think of it). All the deaths are from fish that were already > in the tank when I added the two Blue Rams. What type of medication, > something like CopperSafe? > > Anita > > > >From: "Susan Welenofsky" > >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member > >chat > >To: "'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat'" > > > >Subject: RE: [GSAS-Member] Hello & help! > >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:16:08 -0700 > > > >Dear Anita: > > > >I would a try some anti-parasitic, protozoan medication. Take out your > >charcoal. Then do a big water change a couple days, and repeat the > >medication. Do not add fish at this time! That will only complicate the > >issue, and possibly get them infected, or they will infect your already > >weakened fish with something new, possibly. Wait until things are stable > >first. > > > >Susan Welenofsky > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com > >[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of A JACOBSON > >Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:49 AM > >To: gsas-member@thekrib.com > >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Hello & help! > > > >I'll try ChemPure. I have to stop by the fish store today to get credit on > >3 schools . . . > > > > > > >From: > > >Reply-To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member > > >chat > > >To: > > >Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Hello & help! > > >Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:10:04 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > I haven't had ich myself (fingers crossed), but thanks for the > >heads > > >up. All my tanks have their heaters plugged in except for the > > >quarantine tank I had my little potential female 'scarlet Badis' > > >in....that got unplugged when the last one died (grump). > > > I admit that in the past, when I have mysterious deaths in a tank, > > >I've put a bag of ChemiPure in my filter box. I often wonder about > > >odd pollutants in my tap water that don't get tied up or removed by > > >my filtration or water conditioning steps. I get lazy and don't > > >always run my replacement water through a deionization column (don't > > >have a RO unit). The resin-type chemical filtration often helps solve > > >those issues. However, it also removes a lot of the goodies your > > >plants want and/or the medications you may have added to the > > >tank....so that is a dilemma. And now that I've gone to sponge > > >filtration for many of my tanks, hmmmmmm....that's another dilemma. > > >Anyway, that's one suggestion... > > > > > >Betty Goetz > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >GSAS-Member mailing list > > >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > > >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >GSAS-Member mailing list > >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >GSAS-Member mailing list > >GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > >http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member > > > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member