Just Noticed Ich - Best Way To Treat It Now?

[KimA]

I just checked on my friend's tank while I was there, and we both saw something terrible. One of the clown loaches, for 3 seconds, was rubbing its body on the gravel, like a twitching movement. Does this movement/reaction suggest there is still ich in the tank? We then observed every clown loach and every fish in the tank for any white spots and none of the fish had any white spots.

That clown loach only did it for thost 3 seconds, after that we observed the tank for a good one hour and none of the fish including "that" clown loach, did any more twitching.

The next dosage is due tomorrow, but before we saw the clown loach rubbing itself on the gravel, my friend was going to end the treatment and skip tomorrow's dosage. Should she put one last dosage tomorrow to see if the twitching still occurs?

Hi,

I wouldn't skip the next dosage if it's due tomorrow - hopefully it was just one of those things, but you might as well play safe. Keep an eye on the fish (no doubt, like me, they're always being watched anyway). What did the LFS say on how long to continue the treatment for?

Kim

 

[ey2006]

Hi Kim,

The LFS said to continue treatment for a week after the white spots are gone, so essentially the treatment should have ended yesterday, but just to be sure, I'll tell her to put another dosage tomorrow.

She still hasn't turned on the tank lights yet (been over a week), she can't stand not being able to see the fish properly, but can she turn on the tank lights after tomorrow's dosage?

 

[KimA]

Hi Kim,

The LFS said to continue treatment for a week after the white spots are gone, so essentially the treatment should have ended yesterday, but just to be sure, I'll tell her to put another dosage tomorrow.

She still hasn't turned on the tank lights yet (been over a week), she can't stand not being able to see the fish properly, but can she turn on the tank lights after tomorrow's dosage?

I'd do the final dosage tomorrow, wait 48 hours, then do a 20% water change and put the lights back on after the change - i know it's horrible without lights, but very beneficial.

Kim