Clown Loach With 1 Ich spot
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That one ich spot means that it has the parasite which will eventually bore out of him and start the cycle. If you don't quarantine him most likely you will wind up infecting your whole tank. You should know that one spot means nothing. It could take a while before fish show the symptoms of the parasite even though they are riddled with them.
everytime you buy new fish you should always put them in the QT even if they don't show any signs of parasite or diseases. i've lost a lot of fish from not doing the same. if your new fish show signs of ich then you definetly want to QT otherwise the disease will spread to your other fish.
even if you did not see an explosion of ich in your tank you should understand that placing that clown in your tank will introduce the disease to the other fish there. A favorite hiding spot for ich is in the gill membrane of the fish. It destroys that hiding place over time. That will cause death in a mystrious and unseen fashion.
At the same time the latent ich will take advantage of any future stress encountered by your fish to expand its presesence. Typically killing other fish, or newly intoduced "naive" fish in the process.
Why set yourself and your fish up for a future disaster? QT the fish (and all future additions) for a few weeks.
At the same time the latent ich will take advantage of any future stress encountered by your fish to expand its presesence. Typically killing other fish, or newly intoduced "naive" fish in the process.
Why set yourself and your fish up for a future disaster? QT the fish (and all future additions) for a few weeks.
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http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39759
All of the answers. Any more questions? Dinnae think so.
2. Read the article on Ich before posting a thread about Ich.
3. Re-read the article on Ich before posting a thread about Ich.
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39759
All of the answers. Any more questions? Dinnae think so.
Not to sound like an ***, but what the hell is your isolation tank for if not for isolating new fish? That is one of the only two reasons to need an isolation tank, the other of which is the obvious "already have a sick fish in the main tank, need to isolate it." Isolate the fish in the ISOLATION tank, especially if you have reason to believe that it might be sick! Honestly, would you rather sacrafice your entire tank over being too lazy to quarantine a potentially sick fish? I'm sorry man, but please don't be so ignorant as to endanger your whole aquarium because you don't want to isolate a new fish that "only has one ich spot."
Quarantine.. It's a parasite... just one ICH spot will multiply and cover your own tank. It doesn't "calm down"... you're not treating the fish, you're treating the water in the tank. See, you can't cure ICH when it's on your fish... only when it's in the water. you do NOT want this in your main tank.
If treatment is too much trouble, then return him and don't buy another from this tank.. assume that ANY fish from that tank will introduce ICH and need to be treated.
For one spot, I wouldn't bother with the salt method...
I used AP's Quick Cure at about 60% dosage and my Loaches did just fine. However, I can't say how yours will respond, so if they start to show stress or acting ill, do an illediate 30-50% or more water change and go with another method.
In a 10 gallon hospital, I'd remove the carbon, set the temp to 82(start with 5 drops of quick cure(or half done.. depending on consentation... the bottle will tell you how much is a full dose) and see how it goes. You're going to have to do water changes every couple days(I did about a 20% change before every other day, and I treated every day at about the same time.
IMPORTANT! Do NOT stop treatment when ICH disappears! This is when it's spreading, and is the most critical time of treatment.
There are three stages in the life cycle of ICH... when it's on your fish, you can't kill it, you can ONLY kill it when it's free floating/looking for a host. This is when you can't see it! So treat for at LEAST 3 days prior to giving him the all clear, preferably 5 or 6 days. Then do a 20% water change and lower the temps back to normal and give him several days to see if it comes back.
One other note: You're raising the temps to speed up the life cycle of the ICH, do not raise the temp until you begin treatment. By raising the temps, you can dramatically speed of the process.
So pay close attention to your tank when the spot disapears... and continue treatment for at LEAST 3 days, Preferably 5 after you don't see ICH in your tank.
If treatment is too much trouble, then return him and don't buy another from this tank.. assume that ANY fish from that tank will introduce ICH and need to be treated.
For one spot, I wouldn't bother with the salt method...
I used AP's Quick Cure at about 60% dosage and my Loaches did just fine. However, I can't say how yours will respond, so if they start to show stress or acting ill, do an illediate 30-50% or more water change and go with another method.
In a 10 gallon hospital, I'd remove the carbon, set the temp to 82(start with 5 drops of quick cure(or half done.. depending on consentation... the bottle will tell you how much is a full dose) and see how it goes. You're going to have to do water changes every couple days(I did about a 20% change before every other day, and I treated every day at about the same time.
IMPORTANT! Do NOT stop treatment when ICH disappears! This is when it's spreading, and is the most critical time of treatment.
There are three stages in the life cycle of ICH... when it's on your fish, you can't kill it, you can ONLY kill it when it's free floating/looking for a host. This is when you can't see it! So treat for at LEAST 3 days prior to giving him the all clear, preferably 5 or 6 days. Then do a 20% water change and lower the temps back to normal and give him several days to see if it comes back.
One other note: You're raising the temps to speed up the life cycle of the ICH, do not raise the temp until you begin treatment. By raising the temps, you can dramatically speed of the process.
So pay close attention to your tank when the spot disapears... and continue treatment for at LEAST 3 days, Preferably 5 after you don't see ICH in your tank.