Continuation of my last question xD "My mollies have ich!"?

Question

Ok, well, I do not think the ich had 'babies' in my tank, as none of the other fish have it, was getting mollies a bad idea? Maybe I could just get platies instead. I have many other fish in the tank including angelfish, so if I add salt will they be okay? Just angelfish, a plecostomaus, and other livebearers+ some baby fishes. I ahd a bad thing happen last time adding salt. Maybe I will just treat the tank? Or just keep the two mollies in the one gallon tank and keep it super clean...

Answer 1

try to treat the mollies in the one gallon cuz your angels dont like salt too much they are from south american where the water is acidic and low in ph and salt will harden plus higher the ph mollies arent great to keep with angels cuz of their water requirments but if this helps. by tetras not as pretty but better suited in an angel tank also platies and swordtails are hardier and come in just as many colors.

Answer 2

The ich can spread to the other fish in the tank. The mollies probably came home with it if your previous tank residents show no signs of it so getting any other kind of fish in hopes you will never deal with ich again (based on breed of fish) won't pay off.

If you do have a spare tank it's a good idea to treat sick or pregnant fish in it... but... remember they have been in the community tank. Your whole tank needs to be treated for the ich whether you move the mollies or not.

You need to be carefully moderate in adding salt. I've had good success in adding epsom salt by teaspoonfuls. (Diluted in water, not just adding salt straight to the tank, and using a measuring spoon, not just what we typically think of as a teaspoon in the silverware drawer.) Epsom salt is good for many things in the tank, live plants, keeping disease at bay, etc.

Answer 3

Salt will not hurt any of the other fish in your aquarium, as long as you add freshwater aquarium salt (that you buy at the pet store). Do not add table salt you would buy at the grocery store, or marine salt for saltwater aquariums. Only add 1 tablespoon for every 5 gallons of water. All of your fish can handle that, but your pleco will be stressed if you add anymore. Remember, salt doesn't evaporate, so you don't need to add anymore salt unless you do a water change. And when you do the water change, only add salt to replace what was in the water you removed from the aquarium. If you remove 5 gallons from the aquarium, only add 1 tablespoon of salt, even if you are adding 8 gallons due to evaporation. You can't keep the two mollies in the one gallon, and you are best treating all of the fish just in case. Sometimes ich takes a long time to appear on other fish in the aquarium, and treating them with salt won't hurt them. Mollies probably weren't the best idea, since they prefer to have salt in their water and were probably kept with a moderate amount of salt in the pet store, but they will be fine with your other fish, and your other fish will be fine with salt in the aquarium on a regular basis if you would like to keep your mollies happy with it.

Answer 4

ick, is a prexisting parasite that live in all fish aquariums. Think of it like around us are germs, but it doesnt mean we will get sick unless are immune systems are worn down from stress, poor diet, or other circumstances. Fish are simular as when they are stressed they shedd their protective slime coating which protects them from parasites laying eggs on them. with that being said, you have quite a mix in your tank, community fish mixed with semi aggressive and also differant types that will do better in extremley differant water perameters. angels will do best in soft acidic waters P.H. around 6.0, with no salt. mollys( also platys,swordtails,guppys) prefer hard alkaline waters around 8.2 with salt added. also the angels will prefer the water to be warmer round 78-80 whereas the mollies(platys ..ect.) around 72 degrees. The pleco can live with either enviroments. Im not saying if one or the other is exposed to the diff. ph death will occur immediatly, but that the life expectancy will be reduced dramatically. If i were you i would decide on which type of fish you want, and suite the tank to the species that prefer a certain type of water. Or purchace a seperate tank if you want to truley keep both. As for the 1 gall. Just keep in mind that a full sized molly dirtys up 2.5 gallons of water per fish. so thats five gallons of dirty fish poop in a one gallon tank, unless they are babys the one gallon will not even work temporarly.Also when treating for ick be aware that plecos are sensitive to certain meds, and avoid meds that contain formaldahyde, this will cause the fish to suffacate because it sears their gills shut. good luck

Answer 5

MELA FIX- all natural, and will cure the ick in 3 days.

prevention is the key, keep up with you're water changes.

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