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08-06-2012, 05:54 PM
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no salt !!!!!!!!!
how long have i been telling folks to get Aquari-Sol ? best treatment for ich plus a number of other problems... and it does not stain the water or tank materials...
i have also used it on loaches , catfish and everything in between...just not the best stuff for inverts...buy a pint...it's cheap and will last for years...and very inexpensive to use..a pint treats something like 8,000 gallons....
treats ich , closed fins , body fungus , velvet and several kinds of parasites....
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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08-06-2012, 07:33 PM
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person
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New York State
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can u send me a link to it online, i cant find a site that has it. i could check my lfs but i would really prefere to use salt so i can start as soon as i get back and not wait for it to ship, is it worth the wait if it doesnt ship by sat?
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20 gal tank
4 red eyed tetras
10 tetra von rio
5 amano shrimp
2 bolivian rams
1 platy
55 gal tank
2 synodontis catfish (one nigriventris and one nigrita)
5 yellow labs
1 kennyi
2 johanni
4 acei
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08-06-2012, 08:12 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Salt will harm your fish more than help them. All salt really does is make things worse. Most catfish, if not all, are very sensitive to salt. Do not use salt!!!!!! If you use salt, you will harm your fish more than help them. Use the Aquari-Sol or Quick cure to cure the ich. I can vouge(sp) for Aquari-Sol, it is really good at treating ich and other things, it also can prevent ich and other diseases.
Also you can google aquari-sol for freshwater fish. Any pet store will carry the stuff and it is inexpensive.
Last edited by Angelclown; 08-06-2012 at 08:14 PM.
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08-06-2012, 09:32 PM
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not sure where you can get it anymore...i have a few pints left though...$15.00 plus shipping..probably about another $5.00..
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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08-07-2012, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lohachata
no salt !!!!!!!!!
how long have i been telling folks to get Aquari-Sol ? best treatment for ich plus a number of other problems... and it does not stain the water or tank materials...
i have also used it on loaches , catfish and everything in between...just not the best stuff for inverts...buy a pint...it's cheap and will last for years...and very inexpensive to use..a pint treats something like 8,000 gallons....
treats ich , closed fins , body fungus , velvet and several kinds of parasites....
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Yea I already told him/her how to handle the problem, I already stated salt was going to be a bad idea on this application.
I havent used Aquari-Sol, I still use this stuff from the 90s called Quick Cure (not the one your thinking of) because I bought one bottle and over the years havent needed it that much. If I ever do need another I will try that stuff.
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08-07-2012, 09:17 PM
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From my experience with Aquari-Sol is it prevents ich. Because the ich strain has developed resistant to many medications, aquari-sol wouldn't work on the strain of ich that is resistant to it. But if I had it on hand I would be using it along with the stress coat as a preventative.
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08-11-2012, 08:41 AM
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person
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New York State
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Im going to treat the tank either tomorow or monday. i called my lfs and they said that the quick cure will stain the silicone but not the other stuff (i dont care). So big question- what to do with my upsidedown lace catfish??????????? should i put him back in the 55 today (thats what i want to do) the stupid heater fell in the tank when i did a water change so i think its broken and i think it will be good for him to go back in what do u guys think? How many drops should i put in, i dont have 55 gals of water and i was told to put in less than it says so like 30?
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20 gal tank
4 red eyed tetras
10 tetra von rio
5 amano shrimp
2 bolivian rams
1 platy
55 gal tank
2 synodontis catfish (one nigriventris and one nigrita)
5 yellow labs
1 kennyi
2 johanni
4 acei
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08-11-2012, 01:26 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: wisconsin
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iv been using quick cure since i started fish keeping. it works great and does what it should. it will stain the silicone and air hoses but its not horrible and its not like its that bad. i can barley notice it on my tanks vs the new tanks of mine. only on my 10g hospital that i hold all my fish in when they get ich has some staining on the silicone but i like it lol it makes it look cool imo.
but add it back to the tank, treat all the fish. 55g should get like 30 drops of quick cure in it. thats about 1/2 of the treatment and i do that every other day and 1 week after the ich is gone.
just be ready because next time around the ich will be much worse.
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i think i want a fish.  maybe two.
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08-11-2012, 04:49 PM
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person
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New York State
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!@#$$$%&^% that stupid cheap heater broke and the tank the catfish was in and the temp dropped a lot so i have to put him in the 55 now. hmm i had a 5 gal tank 2 yrs ago and they got ick once and after quick cure i never saw it agian and they were fine, when u mean wors next time do u mean they will suddenly die or more will have spots or what? so 30 drops every other day for a week and do i replace the medium when the treatment is over, i was almost done cycling the tank... i am going to get another filter soon its a 360 gph filter, the biowheel 360 i believe so then ill have 560 gph and when they become adults, i know i will need the tank to be filtered 10 times an hour.
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20 gal tank
4 red eyed tetras
10 tetra von rio
5 amano shrimp
2 bolivian rams
1 platy
55 gal tank
2 synodontis catfish (one nigriventris and one nigrita)
5 yellow labs
1 kennyi
2 johanni
4 acei
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08-11-2012, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Bremerton, WA
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Ich can become resistant to medication, so it is best to follow the instructions on the bottle. Yes use half dose with the catfish, they are sensitive fish to medication. But follow how long you have to treat with the medication. Otherwise the ich will be resistant to that medication. I never go longer than what the instructions say on the bottle of Rid-Ich or any other medication, just for that reason, plus I have sensitive fish other than the plecos that I have. Clown loaches are sensitive to medication as well and I have to half dose the medicine when they are sick with ich.
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