Rosy barb losing scales

[skiltrip]

I am currently treating my tank for ich, and I have the temperature turned up to 84/85. I am using Mardel CopperSafe to treat it. The ich does not seem to be spreading anymore, and none of the fish have any obvious white spots. I've been treating the tank for 5 days.

One of my rosy barbs seems to be losing some of his scales. Could this be the temperature being too high for him? Or a reaction to the CopperSafe? Another thing I should mention is my rosy barbs always seemed to have a scale or two missing here and there. Kinda like a silver spot on their body instead of the orange.

Should I panic? I dropped the tank temperature a degree to ease up on the fishes a little bit. What else can I do?

Stock is currently: 2 rosy barbs, 4 tiger barbs, 1 firemouth cichlid


- kip

 

[impur]

Damn skiltrip your having lots of trouble aren't you. Well keep at it and hopefully all will come out in the end. The missing scales could be due to the fact that fish with ich typically try to scratch the cysts off. He could have scraped off some scales in the process. Just watch it closely, so he doesn't develope an infection. Scales should grow back pretty quickly.

 

[skiltrip]

If it's one thing with me, it's another. haha. I can't wait until everything levels out and the problems go away.. but do they ever??

I haven't even mentioned the hospital tank i have where all fish seem to have a chronic cottonmouth problem that won't go away. I keep trying different medicines.

Thanks everyone though for your help and advice! I couldn't get thru it all without ya!

- kip