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So..I'm not worried. Yet. But I figure I might as well get the info I need before things get worse. I noticed an Oto cat with a few spots today while feeding the tank, which, not good. My plan is to just keep feeding well, do more water changes, all the good stuff that I've been doing, and hope that the fish will beat it back. But if not, (if I notice the parasites on other fish) then I need options for a planted tank with softwater fish.
Stock list: otocinclus cats (probably O. vittatus, O. affinis, or some other Oto species similar to those), pygmy cory cats (C. pygmaeus), chili rasboras (B. briggitae), sparkling gouramis (T. pumilus), amano shrimp (C. multidentata, but I have my suspicions about it being australian amanos and not Japanese ones). Soon to be added: freshwater pipefish (Doryichthys martensii)
Plants: red root floaters, lucky bamboo, amazon sword plant, mystery stem plant, subwassertang, java moss, banana plant.
If things get bad, I plan to evacuate all of the fish (minus the D. martensii) plus the sponge filter into an empty 10 gallon I have lying around. But I need a treatment method for that tank. D. martensii are going into a different quarantine tank. What works for these fish? Hikari Ich-X? I'm hoping to actually kill the parasites, and not induce a thickened slime coat or anything on the fish.
Does the tank transfer method work for freshwater ich?
While the fish are undergoing treatment, the shrimp and the plants are going to be chilling in the display. How hot can I run the tank at to speed up the life cycle of the parasite? How long do I need to run the tank at that temperature?
I've got a fair idea of where the parasite came from (most likely the chili rasboras or the sparkling gouramis, my money is on the chilis). The ironic thing, is that I quarantine all my saltwater fish. Guess I need to quarantine all of my new arrivals for freshwater again...
Stock list: otocinclus cats (probably O. vittatus, O. affinis, or some other Oto species similar to those), pygmy cory cats (C. pygmaeus), chili rasboras (B. briggitae), sparkling gouramis (T. pumilus), amano shrimp (C. multidentata, but I have my suspicions about it being australian amanos and not Japanese ones). Soon to be added: freshwater pipefish (Doryichthys martensii)
Plants: red root floaters, lucky bamboo, amazon sword plant, mystery stem plant, subwassertang, java moss, banana plant.
If things get bad, I plan to evacuate all of the fish (minus the D. martensii) plus the sponge filter into an empty 10 gallon I have lying around. But I need a treatment method for that tank. D. martensii are going into a different quarantine tank. What works for these fish? Hikari Ich-X? I'm hoping to actually kill the parasites, and not induce a thickened slime coat or anything on the fish.
Does the tank transfer method work for freshwater ich?
While the fish are undergoing treatment, the shrimp and the plants are going to be chilling in the display. How hot can I run the tank at to speed up the life cycle of the parasite? How long do I need to run the tank at that temperature?
I've got a fair idea of where the parasite came from (most likely the chili rasboras or the sparkling gouramis, my money is on the chilis). The ironic thing, is that I quarantine all my saltwater fish. Guess I need to quarantine all of my new arrivals for freshwater again...