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Following on from my post on an ick episode, an observation and a question. I had about 6 survivors in my 100 litre tank. To try and save the others, I had lowered the water level a few cm when I added salt and heat. I'm restoring the tank slowly, but the fish are really active. Is this because...

Thanks very much for the reply. With the water changes, how much at once? It's only 100 litres - 20 gallons. I had a few rummy nose survive and they don't seem to like big water changes in my area, although I do use a quality de-chlorinator.

I've kept fish for 30 years and I just had my first white spot outbreak. I keep a community type tank, mostly tetras, with a lot of plants. I broke my heater on a weekend a few months ago and had to find one quickly. It was pretty cheap. I didn't check the temperature setting, and it was set too...