Ich UGH!

Abbyrose · 05-05-2008, 08:13 PM

Although I have owned tanks for five years, I thought this might be the best place to post.

I have two neon dwarf rainbows who suddenly showed signs of Ich last week. I gave them a 5 minute salt bath with a little Rid - Ich mixed in. All Ich signs disappeared. Today, four days later, one is again showing two Ich 'granules'.

We are on well water which contains Ammonia. I have to neutralize it using Prime, so my ammonia and nitrite readings are always wonky, though nitrate is 5. I am doing a water change tonight. I do a 35% water change once a week.

The tank contains three upside down cats, guppies, and the dwarf neons. Am I best treating the whole tank (35 gal) or moving the fish to a hospital tank, currently housing young guppies, and treating them there. I'm a little concerned for my upside down cats as I'm not sure how well they do with meds.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Rose

gil_ong81 · 05-05-2008, 08:19 PM

"treat the water, not the fish."

that was the the key take-away for me from everything i've read on here.

**JustOneMore20** · 05-05-2008, 08:36 PM

Yes, its best to just treat the whole tank, since ich can live in the water as well.

05-05-2008, 08:13 PM	#1
Abbyrose Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 User Feedback: (0)	Ich UGH! Although I have owned tanks for five years, I thought this might be the best place to post. I have two neon dwarf rainbows who suddenly showed signs of Ich last week. I gave them a 5 minute salt bath with a little Rid - Ich mixed in. All Ich signs disappeared. Today, four days later, one is again showing two Ich 'granules'. We are on well water which contains Ammonia. I have to neutralize it using Prime, so my ammonia and nitrite readings are always wonky, though nitrate is 5. I am doing a water change tonight. I do a 35% water change once a week. The tank contains three upside down cats, guppies, and the dwarf neons. Am I best treating the whole tank (35 gal) or moving the fish to a hospital tank, currently housing young guppies, and treating them there. I'm a little concerned for my upside down cats as I'm not sure how well they do with meds. Thanks in advance for any help. Rose Last edited by Abbyrose; 05-05-2008 at 08:16 PM.

05-05-2008, 08:19 PM	#2
gil_ong81 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Age: 35 Posts: 171 User Feedback: (0)	"treat the water, not the fish." that was the the key take-away for me from everything i've read on here. __________________ 20-gallon, AquaClear 30 with a surface skimmer, Visi-Therm Stealth 75W heater, retrofitted stock hood with 55W CFL at 6700K 2 Red Wag Platies, 6 Peppered Cories, 10 White Cloud Minnows 2 Red Indian Swords, Some Rotala Wallichi, Java Moss, 2 baby Java Ferns

05-05-2008, 08:36 PM	#3
JustOneMore20 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alabama, US Age: 22 Posts: 3,651 User Feedback: (1)	Yes, its best to just treat the whole tank, since ich can live in the water as well. __________________ *Kristin* 5 Planted tanks: 55g, 40g, 29g, 20g, 5.5g 10g N. multifasciatus tank, 5.5g Platy fry

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