Please Help, Ich? And Eaten Fish

[mickspark81]

hey guys, im new to tropical fish keeping and wasnt told or aware of the cycling process when i put my first fish in,, i have a 110 litre tank and got 10 neon tetra, 1 x clown loach (last one in stock, im aware i need at least 4 usually) also a common plec (since ive been told of their size and will rehouse it in the next few weeks). i also have live plants in tank. Im montitoring ammonia, nitrItes and nitrAtes. Ammonia levels are slowly rising and im carefully monitoring water conditions, i treat my water to remove chlorine etc
Right the problem..i went to an aqarium and asked for a sponge filter sqeeze so to impregnate my tank with friendly nitrifying bacteria, 2 days later i notice about 20 little white spots on my clown loach, the fish is "flashing" against driftwood and substrate which tells me its got ich. also 2day i came home from work to find a neon dead with a piece "bitten" out of the middle of it could this be the loach or plec? im going to buy some ich treatment tomorrow but have been advised to use 1/2 dose as loach is scaleless. is this true and what do u think killed my neon? ty for your time

 

[WILDER]

Follow meds instructions. if the med instructions tell you to half dose for sensative fish like neons and clown loaches do so.
Increase aeration as the high temp and med reduce 02 in the water.
Once you added the med raise temp to 30.
Don't forget to remove black carbon from filter if you use it.

Once the whitespot gone I would rehome the clown loach as they need to be kept in no less than a grouo of 3.
They need large tanks as they grow bigger.

 

[mickspark81]

right, ty for your reply, so i should raise the temp from 25 c to 30 c? (ive read and understand that the higher temp will increase the ich cycle therefore making it more susceptable to the medication) Im concerend about the temp increase of 5 degrees tho on my tetra (ill increase slowly...no more than 1 degree an hour)

As for rehousing my loach,,i really want to buy 3 more at least (when cycle is complete and ich problem is sorted) and i plan to buy a 250 litre tank for other room in a few months once my experience levels rise

Any idea about the big piece missing from the stomach of my tetra tho?

 

[mickspark81]

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[WILDER]

Most fish can cope with the high temp if you increase aeration.

A link to whitespot.
http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml

The other fish could of pecked at the dead body of the fish.