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Re: [GSAS-Member] Problems with my new tank (and the potential revocation of my new GSAS membership)
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- Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Problems with my new tank (and the potential revocation of my new GSAS membership)
- From: Matt Staroscik <matt@wrongcrowd.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 20:59:27 -0800
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> 2. A couple of fish now have a some spots of ich. ( I got most of the
> fish
> from chain stores). I didn't want to add anything that would further mess
> up my tank chemistry or stain the tank and the chain stores I went to did
> not seem to have any product with just formalin in it. Instead, I added
> salt and increased the temperature to 82 but am worried about the corydoras
> I have in there. I cant tell if it has solved the problem as a few fish
> still seem to have a couple of spots ( I started the salt three days ago
> but
> hadn't reall gotten the temperature up to 82 until today). Any suggestions
> on this front?
>
I treat ich with salt and heat only. Meds can be very useful, but some fish
are very sensitive to them so I do without. The heat method works very well,
but you have to be patient. Also 82F may not be enough. I believe I have
read that 86F is the minimum and if your fish can take warmer that is even
better. It speeds up the ich life cycle, and above a certain temp, 86F I
think, one stage of the organism can't survive.
Last time I treated for ich I had the tank at about 88F for about 10 days.
That was fine for a betta. YMMV.
Hang in there!
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