Re: Help I have ich

Glengoyne wrote: 
For the Ich outbreak we experienced a few months back, we treated with
aquarium salt and a half dose of coppersafe.  Half dose because some
fish like the Clown Loaches might don't tolerate copper or other
chemicals very well.  After some further research, I discovered that
the way copper dealt with the parasite, was by poisoning it.  The
mechanism involved suffocation.  The research also revealed that the
copper was toxic to just about every other living thing in my tank as
well.  It was just that the parasites were more susceptible to the
effects.  So I'm not using copper any more, because you really need to
use a lot of care if you go down that route.   It worked, but you need
to use care.

For my latest, mild outbreak I used raised temps and a formaldehyde based cure (all that is available in the UK) - worked a treat but I did need to dose 3 times rather than the two recommended on the bottle
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