Ich present in tank with Ottos and RLPleco.. help
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i use 1tsp/gallon, and have never had a problem treating my tanks. 
i don't like to use salt, so the lower dose helps keep my mind at peace as well.
i don't like to use salt, so the lower dose helps keep my mind at peace as well.
true.. i ended up putting a little less than 1.5 tsp/gallon of salt in the 10. 1 of the rasboras died, it looks like another is feeling iffy but hanging in there. we'll see.
im beefing up the plec, ottos n snails in the 20 with algae wafers and cucumbers before i start the salt in the 20. lol idk why.. but it mustve made sense in my head at one point
maybe im just putting it off cus im nervous about it
ill check bak in with this thread in a few days incase anybody wants 2 know how its working
im beefing up the plec, ottos n snails in the 20 with algae wafers and cucumbers before i start the salt in the 20. lol idk why.. but it mustve made sense in my head at one point
maybe im just putting it off cus im nervous about it
ill check bak in with this thread in a few days incase anybody wants 2 know how its working
I've used salt/heat with many sensitive fish including cories,otos,cardinals, and loaches with no losses. I used a dose of about 1 tblsp per 5 gal added over a few days. It's also important to remove the salt and lower the heat as slowly as you add it when the treatment is finished.
I have now changed to using Kordon rid-ich or the same fish as I could never get completely rid of the ich with the salt/heat, always seemed to re-occur just when I thought I'd licked it! Rid-ich is much easier, quicker,more effective, and I haven't had any side effects.
I have now changed to using Kordon rid-ich or the same fish as I could never get completely rid of the ich with the salt/heat, always seemed to re-occur just when I thought I'd licked it! Rid-ich is much easier, quicker,more effective, and I haven't had any side effects.
I have treated Pl*cos, Loaches and Cories with the following treatment regimine and never lost a one.
Raise temperature to 84F
Vaccuum substrate or base of tank and replace water
Add aquarium salt at a ratio of 1tbsp per gallon in 1tbsp doses every hour be sure to dissolve the salt into a cup of aquarium water first.
Add Seachem Para Guard as per bottle directions
Vaccuum the base/substrate daily and replace removed water with salted water so as to not adjust salinity
Continue to follow the Para Guard instructions
This should be done for a minimum of 7 days or 2-3 days after the last of the white spots have dissappeared which ever is the longer period of time.
Continue to vaccuum the base/substrate daily and replace water with fresh non-salted water. This will reduce the salinity level gradually.
After 7 days post treatment the fish should be safe enough to place in your tank.
Raise temperature to 84F
Vaccuum substrate or base of tank and replace water
Add aquarium salt at a ratio of 1tbsp per gallon in 1tbsp doses every hour be sure to dissolve the salt into a cup of aquarium water first.
Add Seachem Para Guard as per bottle directions
Vaccuum the base/substrate daily and replace removed water with salted water so as to not adjust salinity
Continue to follow the Para Guard instructions
This should be done for a minimum of 7 days or 2-3 days after the last of the white spots have dissappeared which ever is the longer period of time.
Continue to vaccuum the base/substrate daily and replace water with fresh non-salted water. This will reduce the salinity level gradually.
After 7 days post treatment the fish should be safe enough to place in your tank.
1 tbsp = 3 tsp isn't it? And it used to be the recommendation was 1-3 tsp per gallon, so at the minimum for effective treatment, 1 tsp for sensitive fish (which has been fine for my 2 Otos who have survived ich treatments) but not more than 3. I'd be scared to get to 3 again though, it didn't work out for me. :/
