Ich :(

[Man of fish]

Yes the waters good lost the tetras this morning. 2 dead 1 missing completely. ich is terrible!

 

[Clown23]

Change 25% of your water dailly until there are no signs, use nutrafin cycle when doing changes and make sure new water is exact temp inside the tank. If u are treating the tank make sure you remove the carbon from filter as this removes medication. When finished carry out dailly tests as tank may cycle again with new media.

 

[the_lock_man]

i am using Protozin. by waterlife..hope it works

It did for me, when I had it - well, my fish had it, I was perfectly fine. Visible signs of recovery within 2-3 days.

 

[HayzH]

yup on day 3 now and the white spots are disappering. just did a 80% change and redosed

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Change 25% of your water dailly until there are no signs, use nutrafin cycle when doing changes and make sure new water is exact temp inside the tank. If u are treating the tank make sure you remove the carbon from filter as this removes medication. When finished carry out dailly tests as tank may cycle again with new media.

Why add Nutrafin cycle? That product probably will not do anything at all to help the tank.

 

[Clown23]

Lol because you should use it when carrying out any water changes it provides beneficial bacteria that the water needs and the water is getting changed dailly.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

The majority of your beneficial bacteria is in your filter media. There is next to none in the water. Water changes with not affect the bacterial colonization in the filter, unless you are not dechloinating the water, which will kill all bacteria in the filter.

 

[Clown23]

I agree that the filter media holds the bacteria, but as I said if the water is being treated then the filter media will need to be removed therefor no media = no beneficial bacteria held. I don't know about others but I use cycle when I do every water change and for weekly maintenance and I feel it is useful.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

The filter media does not need to be removed during treatment. Most treatments will not affect the filter. The only thing you do not want to have in the filter is the carbon, and if the carbon is older than a week old, then you really do not need to worry about the carbon having an affect as carbon only stays active for about that. What I do, when i treat my tanks, the if the filter cartridge has carbon in it. I cut a slit in the top of the cartridge and dump the carbon out. and use old tank water to rinse the remaining carbon out of the filter. Works like a charm. and then I put the filter media back in the filter. I have never had a filter go bad from medications.

 

[HayzH]

remove the media think you need to re-read the beginners section?

 

[Man of fish]

I think what he's saying I'd you remove it for about an hour so the medication doesn't get sucked up but if it's more than a week old there no need.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

I believe what is being discussed is the CARBON would need to be removed. It doesn't matter though, because carbon only remains active for 2 days up to 4 weeks. Most carbon is useless for chemical filtration after a week or less. Leave it alone. Put FRESH carbon in when the medicine is finished AFTER a huge water change (as much water as you can take out while the fish can swim upright, gravel vaccing the entire time!) and it will remove the remains of the meds. Leave it there for a day or two, then remove the carbon.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I believe what is being discussed is the CARBON would need to be removed. It doesn't matter though, because carbon only remains active for 2 days up to 4 weeks. Most carbon is useless for chemical filtration after a week or less. Leave it alone. Put FRESH carbon in when the medicine is finished AFTER a huge water change (as much water as you can take out while the fish can swim upright, gravel vaccing the entire time!) and it will remove the remains of the meds. Leave it there for a day or two, then remove the carbon.

+1

 

[Man of fish]

Is it normal for them to swim into the current of the filter and practically in the filter?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Yes. Mine have been doing that. I think the bubbles and water pressure relieve the itch.