Ramming

[noodles62]

Ok I put in the 25 teaspoons of salt table salt and it looks very cloudy i let it sit in water for 30 minutes before.Hope this works I have never done this before..

Is the salt a one time dose for the 10 days or do I have to do water changes as I do now weekly and add more??????/

Did you add the salt all at once or a little at a time? How are they fairing this morning?

 

[noodles62]

Just read through the thread again...the Ram (German Blue Ram) will chase and head butt fish when they get in his territiry but they rarely do any damage. I have a Bolivian Ram and I find it entertaining to watch her be bossy; she has NEVER caused any damage. She even chases the angel that is 3 x's her size!. I would only be concerned when the ramming is happening very often & to the point of the "rammie" getting stressed &/or injured. This is typical cichlid behavior and usually once "territories" are established the other fish learn where they "don't belong".....

 

[aquaman1013]

I added all the salt at once but I let it sit in a bucket of water first .I added 50 teaspoons But as I read I need to add another 25 later on .I guess they look ok one molly is straight up (NOse facing top) But he keeps swimming.
I have the filter running ,Air stone on NOW I asked earlier should I still DO water changes? If so Do I add salt after? THis is the first time I am doing the salt treatment I really did not know you could add salt to freshwater fish.
Water is cloudy but I guess it is to obe expected

 

[noodles62]

When I dealt with Ich I added the salt water solution a little at a time so as to not shock the fish. It actually took me a few hours to get all of it in. I hope they will be ok. (there is a sticky in FW section on diseases that is helpful)
The water will be cloudy - nothing you can do about that. I would suggest adding an air pump or if you have a hang on back filter, lowering the water level to increase water movement - this will increase the oxygen level. With the increased temp and the salt the oxygen will be decreased.....
Here is the link to the sticky I was talking about....good luck!

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169765

 

[noodles62]

Here is the link to thread where I dealt with Ich. It has quite a few helpful hints in it....
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167599

 

[aquaman1013]

Those are confusing I have now raised my temp to 82 degrees.I have added a total of 73 teaspoons of salt lights are offf. It is day 2 will keep informed .I will do a water next Saturday As I just did one last Saturday .
Again I ask Should I add more salt after I do a water change?

Thanks for all the help
RIck

 

[noodles62]

If you must do a water change it is important to add back to correct amount of salt/per gallons changed out. You need to keep the salt level up for the entire treatment period.

Edit: Correction - if your water change is after 1 week of salt treatment you do not need to add more back. Someone please chime in if I am not correct. I initially added 2 tsp per gallon, but added it very slowly. If your fish are ok after adding it all at once, you should be ok. It is my understanding that it takes 2 weeks for the Ich to run its course.....so keep the temp up and good luck.

 

[noodles62]

You might get more input of you post a thread in the general freshwater section regarding Ich treatment questions. I have only dealt with Ich once (knock on wood!) but the advice I got here was very helpful....