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Bambi92

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Hi all

Our 3ft with the 2 green terrors and 3 bristle noses has ich so far its just the green terrors that have it on them (last time I buy fish from the place we got them second time it's happened) last time it was my 6ft and I used the salt to clear it up and haven't had a problem since in that tank.

If I remember correctly i raised the temp slowly to I think about 30c but I can't remember how much salt I put in. I looked around and unless I'm looking in the wrong places I can't find a straight answer as to how much to put In I used rock salt last time and have it in the cupboard so I'm using that again but how much do I put in? And how many times do I put it in? (I tried to search the forum but for some reason my iPad keeps telling me it can't search)

Thanks in advance :)

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Hi Bambi

I use Aquasonic Ichonex for Ich as its safe for catfish and always run 2 courses

you are correct in upping the temp to 30* also you can lower the water level

to reduce water volume and increase aeration

always measure water volume removing voids and substrate not tank volume

found this link that is quiet good if you want to go the temp and salt way

http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php

remember you can only kill the parasite in the free swimming stage and normally

there will be a trigger as the Ich pathogen is always present in water

it can be as simple as a chill from a draft or temp drop from a water change

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Hi Bambi

I use Aquasonic Ichonex for Ich as its safe for catfish and always run 2 courses

you are correct in upping the temp to 30* also you can lower the water level

to reduce water volume and increase aeration

always measure water volume removing voids and substrate not tank volume

found this link that is quiet good if you want to go the temp and salt way

http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php

remember you can only kill the parasite in the free swimming stage and normally

there will be a trigger as the Ich pathogen is always present in water

it can be as simple as a chill from a draft or temp drop from a water change

Thanks for the link.

In regards to the litres in the tank how do I know how many litres it is?

What's the ichonex worth and best place to get it? I haven't seen it before that might be because I haven't looked for it before though.

Might be easier getting that instead of trying to remember the salt treatment if it happens again.

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Bambi

have a look at the retailer list as your location is listed as Sydney but no general area or suburb

http://www.aquasonic.com.au/new-south-wales-aquarium-retailers

this calculator will give you all the answers needed with volume and dosage rates

remember only measure water volume without substrate or rocks but add approx volume of cannister filter

http://www.tranquilmarine.com.au/staticpages/index.php/volume-calculator-fish-tank

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