Okay, the ich parasites have all dropped off of my fish so I removed them and placed them in a large tote filled with UNMEDICATED water. I then added a very large amount of salt to the tank (I'd say about a pound) and turned the heater all the way up. The temperature peaked at about 90 degrees, however I had to lower the temperature to 80 degrees because the heater was malfunctioning. I have no way of measuring the salinity (the only hydrometer I have is for checking antifreeze).
How long will this take to neutralize the ich in the tank?
How long should I wait before returning the tank to normal WATER conditions?
How long after that should I wait before adding my starter cycle (for me this is a single bunch of Anarchais and a feeder goldfish)?
How long after that should I wait before adding the rest of my fish and the new plants?
How long do I have to wait to see if the ich is off of my fish? (the current residents of the tote are two goldfish, two common plecos, four feeder guppies, and a white cloud that jumped out of my 18-gallon and landed in the saline 20-gallon just last night).
Would the kill period be faster if I added more salt?
Thank you, I appreciate any help with this problem, and let's hope it ends soon!
How long will this take to neutralize the ich in the tank?
How long should I wait before returning the tank to normal WATER conditions?
How long after that should I wait before adding my starter cycle (for me this is a single bunch of Anarchais and a feeder goldfish)?
How long after that should I wait before adding the rest of my fish and the new plants?
How long do I have to wait to see if the ich is off of my fish? (the current residents of the tote are two goldfish, two common plecos, four feeder guppies, and a white cloud that jumped out of my 18-gallon and landed in the saline 20-gallon just last night).
Would the kill period be faster if I added more salt?
Thank you, I appreciate any help with this problem, and let's hope it ends soon!