Lenny Richards
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Hi all, Iām new here, so please be gentle.
I have a 105l tank (27.74 us gallons) & 2 fancy goldfish (1 oranda & 1 shubunkin) and a small Bristlenose Pleco.
Itās looking like my goldies have ich.
Iāve been reading up about treatments & am slowly increasing the tank temp from 23C (73.4F) which is the tanks usual temperature due to general ambient temperature, up to 30C (86F) over a 48 hour period.
Once warmed up I was going to add API Aquarium Salt at a ratio of 1 teaspoon per gallon. Then maintain this regimen for 10 days doing a 30% water change every other day, before reducing the temp back to normal & reducing the salt levels through continued 30% water changes every 2 days for a further 10 days, then returning to my normal 30 - 40% waster change every week.
But Iām reading conflicting advice about how the Plecos will react to the salt.
Do any of the fish gurus here have any definitive advice or guidance please?
The tank also contains elodea (I think a recent batch brought the ich with it) and java fern.
Thank you in advance.
I have a 105l tank (27.74 us gallons) & 2 fancy goldfish (1 oranda & 1 shubunkin) and a small Bristlenose Pleco.
Itās looking like my goldies have ich.
Iāve been reading up about treatments & am slowly increasing the tank temp from 23C (73.4F) which is the tanks usual temperature due to general ambient temperature, up to 30C (86F) over a 48 hour period.
Once warmed up I was going to add API Aquarium Salt at a ratio of 1 teaspoon per gallon. Then maintain this regimen for 10 days doing a 30% water change every other day, before reducing the temp back to normal & reducing the salt levels through continued 30% water changes every 2 days for a further 10 days, then returning to my normal 30 - 40% waster change every week.
But Iām reading conflicting advice about how the Plecos will react to the salt.
Do any of the fish gurus here have any definitive advice or guidance please?
The tank also contains elodea (I think a recent batch brought the ich with it) and java fern.
Thank you in advance.