my clowns have ich but im not sure how to treat wat do i do? i know i cant use salt as their catfish and they dont like it so im a bit confused. any help appreciated, thx!
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I don't keep clowns but I've used Kordon Rid-ich with all my botias and many sensitive fish with no problems. I've also used salt but IMO Rid-ich is much easier and more efficient. I'm sure you'll get other opinions. Good luck!
if the tank is just clowns you can raise the temp to 85-90 degrees jsut for a few days see if that helps
Hi. There are many products for ich control in the market. However, it may help to understand the life cycle of the organism. The ich that we see on the fish are mature and we can't kill them without killing the fish. After a few days, these will fall off to the bottom of the tank, multiply and then swarm back up to attack the fish in even greater numbers. The cycle completes itself from a few to several days depending on the water temperature. We raise the temperature to speed up the life cycle of ich and the organism sort of "burns itself". It is when the ich falls to the bottom that we can break its life cycle by removing the spores or cysts by siphoning the bottom of the tank 3x a day. A bare bottom tank would be best to use for this procedure. Then, the use of proprietary remedies will be more effective. Hope this helps. Good luck.
We got rid of it with 50% water changes and a half-dose of Quick Cure every other day, then only dosing twice after the last visible sign of Ich. We didn't put the heat up to 86 because we don't trust the stability of the heater in the QT. Worked like a champ!
Clown loaches are notoriously prone to developing Ich, even in tanks wher it has never been an issue. Almost makes me believe in spontaneous generation... LOL
Just cured ich in tank with yo-yo loach with maracide with no issues. Just make sure that you avoid copper meds with loaches. I did a lot of research and that was the only consistant bit of information on what was best to use for loaches. Also, you shouldn't raise the temp too much when using meds because both heat and medication will lower the oxygenation of the water.