Pregnant Platy Being Treated For Ich

[nobody]

I bought my female platyabout three weeks ago. She dropped her batch of fry two days after that. Now she is pregnant with fry from saved sperm. Her ich first became visible 2 days ago. I am treating her in isolation with a medication that uses achryflavine and methyline green. (I started as soon as she was diagnosed) I have heard that these chemicals can be toxic for fry and that ich can be passed from mother to babies. Can anyone advise me on this topic?

 

[blitztidus]

Both are true. Just like little kids take less medicine than adults, same thing, the amount on the bottle can kill them. Fry can get it especially if the mother has it during birth, because they are touching her, it will transfer, the babies in her belly though should be fine if the ich goes away in time!

 

[Annastasia]

Um...disease can't transfer from the mother to the offspring in her. It's not like they are connected in anyway, they are basically just there tobe sheltered while they develop The common Livebearers are truly ovoviviparous, not viviparous, so the fry don't develop off of the mother either.

Medicine with fry should be given in half doses to be safe. One of the best ways I've found to cure ich is salt addition, and daily water changes. Higher temperatures also work well, as they speed up the parasite's life cycle, meaning you can kill it easier. You can't kill it when it's on the fish, only when it's in the water, hence why the daily water changes/gravel vacs work well.

 

[blitztidus]

Um...disease can't transfer from the mother to the offspring in her. It's not like they are connected in anyway, they are basically just there tobe sheltered while they develop The common Livebearers are truly ovoviviparous, not viviparous, so the fry don't develop off of the mother either.

Medicine with fry should be given in half doses to be safe. One of the best ways I've found to cure ich is salt addition, and daily water changes. Higher temperatures also work well, as they speed up the parasite's life cycle, meaning you can kill it easier. You can't kill it when it's on the fish, only when it's in the water, hence why the daily water changes/gravel vacs work well.

Sorry, should have made it more clear, I mean't when they are first released.

 

[nobody]

Um...disease can't transfer from the mother to the offspring in her. It's not like they are connected in anyway, they are basically just there tobe sheltered while they develop The common Livebearers are truly ovoviviparous, not viviparous, so the fry don't develop off of the mother either.

Medicine with fry should be given in half doses to be safe. One of the best ways I've found to cure ich is salt addition, and daily water changes. Higher temperatures also work well, as they speed up the parasite's life cycle, meaning you can kill it easier. You can't kill it when it's on the fish, only when it's in the water, hence why the daily water changes/gravel vacs work well.

Sorry, should have made it more clear, I mean't when they are first released.

Thanks for the help, I'll see if the fry survive. Although I am not a newbie to breeding livebearers, this is my first one pregnant while desiesed. (sp)