Re: Black molly with ich?


"Elaine T" <eetmail-fish@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> tjeder78@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > So every 3 days add an extra dose 3 times or 3 extra doses on the 3rd
> > day?
> >
> > What kind of heater should I get for a 10gal tank?
> >
> Every 3 days, add another dose. Ich parasites encyst and divide in your
> tank and hatch in about 3 days at 80F. The hatched parasites cruise the
> tank for a day or so looking for a fish. Extra pulses of medicine help
> kill those parasites. The extra doses also kill any parasites that
> might hatch from hidden cysts in the gills.
>
> So, dose 48-72 hours after the last spots. Water change and dose three
> days later, and again three days after that. Wait three more days and
> put fresh carbon in the filter to remove any remaining medicine. For
> tank temps in the 70s, I'd actually use a fourth dose because the
> parasite's lifecycle is slower at lower temps.
>
> As for heaters, I usually use a 50 watt submersible heater on a 10
> gallon tank. There is a good thread about the plusses and minuses of
> various brands of submersible heaters going on right now. I'll toss in
> a vote for Visi-therms because I like how easy they are to set.
>
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You're right Elaine - I recommend the visitherm stealth even though I don't
own one - I do own a 25 watt visitherm that I love almost as much, I use it
for hatching baby brine shrimp as a feast for my fish, the brine shrimp
hatchery is too small for almost any other heater. Good luck and later!


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