Advice Needed On Treating Velvet/Ich

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On saturday noticed the fins on my betta were all stuck together, not clamped but look like they are like gummed up. Then sunday noticed a few white spots on a couple of neon tetras (I only have the one betta and 5 neon tetras). After researching and asking on the forum yesterday I have bought some Interpet Anti slime and velvet. Not sure if it is velvet or ich but the stuff I have bought covers Ichthyobodo as well, so thought it would ok for either (?). I have removed the carbon out of the filter, turned up the heater and upped the filter current.

I think I read somewhere that the instructions that came with the medication should be disregarded and instead dose every 4 days for 4 doses with a 50% water change before each dose. Is this true? Also have read conflicting advice about whether light is important or not, what do other people think? Is there anything I can do to improve their chances? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've only had them a week.

Did a fishless cycle and the levels have all been good since I put them in. However I did have the filter on the lowest setting to avoid upsetting the betta, could this have contributed to the development of this outbreak? (btw have ordered I new tank for the betta as I now know I should never really have put him in a community tank)

 

[WILDER]

Ask in tropical discussion about the velvet med dosing as I have never used it.

Tanks can go into a mini cycle when you add fish to the tank. If there not enough benefical bacteria in the filter.

It depends on your tank stocking when running the filter on a lower setting.
It shouldn't make much difference if the tanks only lightly stocked.

 

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[WILDER]

I would follow the meds instructions.
If not sure contact interpet by email or phone.