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Hi guys I've been having this problem for a really long time and I just can't solve it.
My first stocking was 3 cherry barbs in my 5G. The tank was cycled and going well for 2 months (after cycling). Then I stupidly introduced ich with a plant from my dad's tank. That killed off all my cherry barbs, even with medication they just got worse.
After that I got a platy which I currently have. She had a white spot on her tail fin that I finally managed to get rid off a month ago after a long struggle with the ich (I used heat and meds). So after I cleared the ich, I got 3 cherry barbs again because I really missed having them. Had them for 2 weeks before ich struck again, a spot each on 1 barb and the platy! I guess the ich was still in the tank from before so I immediately popped the heater back in and upped the temp to 31C and dosed waterlife protozin. After the first day of treatment, the spot on the 1 cherry barb disappeared. I thought it'd go better this time but I was wrong. My cherry barbs got more lethargic although there were no new spots. I've already lost 1 barb and close to losing another. It's as though once they're ill they won't get better.
I'm wondering if this is due to my tank size or stocking? The thing I can't get is that why my cherry barbs just die off whereas my platy is still able to get better. Are cherry barbs less resistant?
My first stocking was 3 cherry barbs in my 5G. The tank was cycled and going well for 2 months (after cycling). Then I stupidly introduced ich with a plant from my dad's tank. That killed off all my cherry barbs, even with medication they just got worse.
After that I got a platy which I currently have. She had a white spot on her tail fin that I finally managed to get rid off a month ago after a long struggle with the ich (I used heat and meds). So after I cleared the ich, I got 3 cherry barbs again because I really missed having them. Had them for 2 weeks before ich struck again, a spot each on 1 barb and the platy! I guess the ich was still in the tank from before so I immediately popped the heater back in and upped the temp to 31C and dosed waterlife protozin. After the first day of treatment, the spot on the 1 cherry barb disappeared. I thought it'd go better this time but I was wrong. My cherry barbs got more lethargic although there were no new spots. I've already lost 1 barb and close to losing another. It's as though once they're ill they won't get better.
I'm wondering if this is due to my tank size or stocking? The thing I can't get is that why my cherry barbs just die off whereas my platy is still able to get better. Are cherry barbs less resistant?