Re: Ich - please advise


"Jan" <fastflight@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1141065452.183484.137010@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Recently I purchased some new fish - 3 lemon tetras and 3 fish similar
to serpae tetras. A few days later I noticed Ich in my tank. From what
I read on the web, the following medications were suggested: QuickCure,
CopperSafe, Maracide. I am going to LFS today, I'll see what I can find
there. As for the dosage, each web site recommends something different.
From once a day for 14 days to every three days. Any suggestions as to
which treatment course is best?

I have lost two of the above fish (one of each species) soon after I
purchased them. Other fish in the tank (20 gallon) are:

5 harlequin rasboras
5 rummy nose tetras
3 ottos
1 african dwarf frog

One rasbora and one rummy nose tetra are the most heavily hit, the
ottos are still clear of ich. Hopefully I can still treat them in time.

The tank is heavily planted, and has malaysian trumpet snails. Would
the ich medication hurt the frog or the snails? Should I remove them
for the course of treatment?

Thanks. I've never had ich in my tank before, so any advise would be
appreciated.
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My newsreader shows no one replied to you. I use Quick-Cure, ICK-Guard and Aquari-Sol to get rid of ICK. I always keep at least one of these products on hand. None kill off snails to my knowledge. I don't know about the frog.

Koi-Lo....

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