Possible Ich in my tank, please help!

Tinder · 03-02-2013, 01:39 AM

Hello all, so upon looking at my tank today I noticed my Sword tail has 2 small white spots on his head. It is a bit paler then the rest of his body, and he is acting a little erratically. I am not sure if this is actually Ich or it was just a spot I have not noticed before, so to be safe I wanted to add some aquarium salt to the tank and bring the temp up a few degrees. My question - can all my fish and plants survive the salt?

7x Zebra Danio
2x Golden Dojo Loach
4x Sword tails
3x Black Fin Tetras
1x Platy

3x Java Fern
2x Hornwort
1 unidentified Cryoto
1x Rotalia Inidica
2x Amazon Swords
1x Pennywort
and 2 other low tech plants that I am unsure of. Thank you for the response.

Aheartlessfish · 03-02-2013, 01:42 AM

API salt + increase heat to 85ish

works like a charm

Tinder · 03-02-2013, 01:47 AM

Copy that Heartless, thank you for the speedy result. so the plants can take the salt you think?

Tinder · 03-11-2013, 10:53 AM

So in the end, I have beaten most of the ick with Kordon Ick attack and then, once the QT was purchased and set up, Appro Quick Cure. but their where casualties. I lost 1 Zebra Danio and 1 Guppy to unknown causes (different tanks, no meds with the guppy) which neither showed signs of ick. A Golden Dojo Loach in the tank with the mysteryously dead Guppy color has paled and skin to seems to have started peeling off! he does not swim well and i am tarting to see blood pooling where it seems the skin has completely peeled through. I am wondering what this could be and what to do about it. I believe I will have to eutonize this Loach, he is so far gone it would be mean to try and medicate him I think but is this contageous? After reading up on different diseases I thing he either has Tuberculosis (which is AWESOME because Ive had my hands in there the past few days) and septicemia. Well its just time to play the waiting game I guess. and ideas?

Aheartlessfish · 03-11-2013, 02:11 PM

Sometimes its not your fault, sometimes its time/the supplier of the fish that gave you a sick fish...thats the way i see it. if they drop let them drop. but thats a bad attitude to have...maybe thats why i just do plants only lol.

Tinder · 03-11-2013, 09:32 PM

Yeah that whole tank is a lost cause, I'm going to have to purge it then sanitize everthing before it can be used again. Well that stinks.

03-02-2013, 01:39 AM	#1
Tinder Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: York PA Posts: 91	Possible Ich in my tank, please help! Hello all, so upon looking at my tank today I noticed my Sword tail has 2 small white spots on his head. It is a bit paler then the rest of his body, and he is acting a little erratically. I am not sure if this is actually Ich or it was just a spot I have not noticed before, so to be safe I wanted to add some aquarium salt to the tank and bring the temp up a few degrees. My question - can all my fish and plants survive the salt? 7x Zebra Danio 2x Golden Dojo Loach 4x Sword tails 3x Black Fin Tetras 1x Platy 3x Java Fern 2x Hornwort 1 unidentified Cryoto 1x Rotalia Inidica 2x Amazon Swords 1x Pennywort and 2 other low tech plants that I am unsure of. Thank you for the response.

03-02-2013, 01:42 AM	#2
Aheartlessfish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 363	API salt + increase heat to 85ish works like a charm __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=180627

03-11-2013, 02:11 PM	#5
Aheartlessfish Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 363	Sometimes its not your fault, sometimes its time/the supplier of the fish that gave you a sick fish...thats the way i see it. if they drop let them drop. but thats a bad attitude to have...maybe thats why i just do plants only lol. __________________ http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/showthread.php?t=180627

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03-02-2013, 01:47 AM	#3
Tinder Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: York PA Posts: 91	Copy that Heartless, thank you for the speedy result. so the plants can take the salt you think?

03-11-2013, 10:53 AM	#4
Tinder Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: York PA Posts: 91	So in the end, I have beaten most of the ick with Kordon Ick attack and then, once the QT was purchased and set up, Appro Quick Cure. but their where casualties. I lost 1 Zebra Danio and 1 Guppy to unknown causes (different tanks, no meds with the guppy) which neither showed signs of ick. A Golden Dojo Loach in the tank with the mysteryously dead Guppy color has paled and skin to seems to have started peeling off! he does not swim well and i am tarting to see blood pooling where it seems the skin has completely peeled through. I am wondering what this could be and what to do about it. I believe I will have to eutonize this Loach, he is so far gone it would be mean to try and medicate him I think but is this contageous? After reading up on different diseases I thing he either has Tuberculosis (which is AWESOME because Ive had my hands in there the past few days) and septicemia. Well its just time to play the waiting game I guess. and ideas?

03-11-2013, 09:32 PM	#6
Tinder Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: York PA Posts: 91	Yeah that whole tank is a lost cause, I'm going to have to purge it then sanitize everthing before it can be used again. Well that stinks.