any ideas on how this happened? could it be stress from the larger barb male bullying?(i havent seen this but it could be happening when im not looking)
i think my cherry barb has ick!!!
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Its possible, stress make fish more susceptible to getting diseases and parasites. Which diseases and parasites can come from anywhere food, plants, fish or could have even been in your tank already.
Ive never used that stuff before so I couldnt give a honest opinion.
Ive never used that stuff before so I couldnt give a honest opinion.
From everything I have read about ick,it has a life cycle and doesn't just appear. If you have not added anything to this tank then maybe its not ick. Do you have any other tanks that have any new stock? Do you share tools,buckets,etc with other tanks that it could have come from?
stick to the high temp (88-89 F) and aquarium salt. I've had luck with the high temp with no aquarium salt. But if I were to have ich again (knock on wood), I'd use some table salt also. You really have to be patient with an ich outbreak. Add an airstone to add extra oxygen to the tank since o2 at those high temps is pretty much depleted. Good luck.
none of my other tanks have ich but im almost certain this is ick. theyre big white spots that kind of poke out kinda.
its at 76 and it wont turn up higher. i wonder if adding the exact same model/brand heater all the way on would heat it up a little more. i also cant use salt with my synos.
im going to petco tomorrow so need to know the best but cheapist med i can get from there.
