Im currently treating my entire tank for ick with meds. one fantail has it worse then the others. this fish is now covered with red blotches and has a very stringy tail. I have 3 fantails should i seperate the worse fish and is he going to live.
2006-12-27 20:50:02 · 4 answers · asked by Janessa R 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
If discovered and treated early, ick are usually not deadly. Do more water change, that will keep water condition good which in turn allow the fish's health to improve. Add some salt 1~2g per litre and increase temp (30degree C) alittle to speed up the treatment period.
Do check that the med you use to kill the ich do not kill of your Beneficial Bacterial. If it does, do make sure you take all precaution you would take during cycling. Many people miss this part and end up having Ammonia kill their fishes.
Anyway since all 3 fantail are suffering from the same problem, you could leave them togather. But do make sure water parameter is good, ie. zero/low ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.
Here's a good read : http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/srac/476fs.pdf
2006-12-27 21:09:10 · answer #1 · answered by dragonfly_sg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blotches sound like a bacterial infection. You should use Clout to treat ich (if you have it) and use EM tablets to treat the bacteria. Raise the temperature a few degrees of the water while you treat and do a 30% water change (with a gravel siphon) every day you are treating. Treat everybody in the tank.
2006-12-28 20:31:31 · answer #2 · answered by Johnny 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
keep giving meds but the best way to treat and prevent is frequent water changes always remember that
2006-12-28 10:54:04 · answer #3 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah but don't cry its only a fish
2007-01-01 04:42:33 · answer #4 · answered by grizelian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋