Hello. day 3 of treatment
I have read over and over the exact life stages of the ich protozoa
1, the white spot stage where they are feeding and growing on my fish and you see the white spots... no way to kill these." trophonts"
2,Once mature the the still protected trophont drops off and sticks to anything in the tank, gravel, plants, etc. any innate object, this is the encapsulated stage when they divide into 1000s of "tomites".
3, once fully mature the divided "tomites" bust out of it cyst, now called theronts they quickly grow cilia and swim until they find a new host, This is the opening to KILL them, the only time you can.
I notice today that more fish have the tiny whitespots. Now if they where there already or not its hard to say. 99% of my fish seem very healthy, but one cherry Barb who was doing the hide in the corner routine.
This is the stuff I have
http
/www.petco.com...rden-Ponds.aspx
it only comes in a bottle no box or instruction sheet.
the website says
"This herbal ich treatment treats ich, velvet (gold dust disease), saprolegniasis, trichodiniasis. Can be used continuously for up to 10 days safely! Shake well. To treat "ich" disease (ichthyophthiriasis) of freshwater fishes and "marine ich" disease (cryptocaryonasis) of marine fishes, add 1 teaspoonful full (~5 mL) of Herbal Ich Treatment to 10 gallons of aquarium water. For best results: (1) always treat in a separate quarantine/treatment tank, (2) remove activated carbon from filters (but do not stop filtration!), (3) make at least a 1/3 water change before each addition of Herbal Ich Treatment (use Petco Water Conditioner & Ammonia Remover to condition new water), and (4) repeat treatments at least every 24 hours, but no more often than every 8 hours, depending upon the course of the disease (5) after treatment, complete your normal water change and aquarium maintenance to help eliminate any residual organic solids. Can be used continuously for up to 10 days safely. Do not overdose, fatalities may result.
Caution: Do not use Herbal Ich Treatment with any other medications. Do not use with sulfinate-, or sulfoxylate-basedf water conditioners. Herbal Ich Treatment may be harmful to some invertebrates (e.g. filter feeders); use caution and observe very carefully when treating aquariums with invertebrates. Immediate 50%, or larger, water changes should be performed if stress is observed among treated animals. Ingredients:
A proprietary blend of natural herbs in an aqueous solution.
"
No mention of ingredients which I find troubling. and NO mention of UV filter.
I was told on several websites that this is the same stuff Kordon just packaged for PETCO. don't know for a fact.
I just was trying to find out if anyone had ever used the PETCO crud with any success?
My water
NO3 40
NO2 1
PH 7.0
KH 180
GH 60
40% water change
temp 85.8 turned up to try and hurry the cycle, fish seem ok right now...
The White spots are very small almost too small to see, but they are there. The ones you see on the loach in the picture only show up in the picture, not with naked eyes.
I used to use a stuff call ICK-OUT but cant find it...I will look at walmart and anywhere else I can find today that's open. there is a place close by but very pricey but at this point worth it if I can get something that will work
Anyway, Thanks again
Ralph
