i have a 20 gallon long with 3 ghost shrimp (2 berried), 2 siamese algae eaters 1 oto 1 pleco and about 8 nerite snails and two female guppies.im using ada amazon II and have a 65w coralife fixture. i also have a ick problem that is getting worse by the day. i add aquarium salt today. the directions were 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons. i read to also raise the temperature the temperature is at 85 and the fish are fine. it first appeared on the plants now it is own the nerite shells. i dont think the salt method will work so is there a chemical i can use that wont kill my shrimp or snails? i know the ghost shrimp are cheap but i started with 9 and 6 died after i used my first dose of excel. then today i looked closer and saw the little green eggs. i have a ten gallon tank but it is not setup. i have what leftover of the aquasoil for the 20l but my filter wont arrive until late next week. i also have 20 cherry shrimp being shipped monday. please help. you can see the white spots on the plant stems and snails
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