Okay I posted a bit early about my "scaredy catfish". Now i have a huge problem.
I realize that the QT tank was a little pointless, but I did treat the larger tank as well. (re: Scaredy Catfish post) Anyway, I noticed last night that ich was presenting on the poor guy, as I mentioned but it's gotten really bad in a really short period of time. To the point where he was 'dancing', 'standing' straight up at the surface and jumping just a bit.
Since I can't treat at full strength with the ich treatment, I read that a salt bath can help the problem. I put him in a bath of about 1 tsp/1 litre of water and he continued to dance but the ich spots shrunk and almost disappeared entirely. When he got back in the water a few enlarged again.
Now he's laying near the bottom of the tank, seemingly exhausted. I don't know if it has anything to do with what he might have, but I noticed the spots are centered around his head and gills. I forgot to mention the one columbian tetra (sometimes called a blue mirror tetra). While he's presenting no ich signs, he's fin clamping something awful.
I'm so worried about my fish. Does anyone have anything I can do right now? I did a water change today, but it only seems to have aggravated the problem. And it's too late to go to the pet store for any treatmen medications...
Please help!!
Jade
I realize that the QT tank was a little pointless, but I did treat the larger tank as well. (re: Scaredy Catfish post) Anyway, I noticed last night that ich was presenting on the poor guy, as I mentioned but it's gotten really bad in a really short period of time. To the point where he was 'dancing', 'standing' straight up at the surface and jumping just a bit.
Since I can't treat at full strength with the ich treatment, I read that a salt bath can help the problem. I put him in a bath of about 1 tsp/1 litre of water and he continued to dance but the ich spots shrunk and almost disappeared entirely. When he got back in the water a few enlarged again.
Now he's laying near the bottom of the tank, seemingly exhausted. I don't know if it has anything to do with what he might have, but I noticed the spots are centered around his head and gills. I forgot to mention the one columbian tetra (sometimes called a blue mirror tetra). While he's presenting no ich signs, he's fin clamping something awful.
I'm so worried about my fish. Does anyone have anything I can do right now? I did a water change today, but it only seems to have aggravated the problem. And it's too late to go to the pet store for any treatmen medications...
Please help!!
Jade
