I'm so sorry for bugging so much, I just feel so bad for this.
I guess a little background information first.
I brought a 55g tank on the 3rd of this month and set it up. The next day, I went out and brought my fish and put them in the tank (all of my fish might I add). I had problems with my tank and it's ammonia lvl which ended up getting really high. I also bought a bala shark that had Ich (didn't know what the white spots were until it was too late), and didn't notice it. So as of today, I have lost 2 silver dollars, 1 catfish, 1 Bala shark, and 1 tigerbarb. I have 5 tiger barbs, 1 catfish, 2 blue paradise gourmei (sp? sorry, really need to learn how to spell) 1 Albino bala, 2 pleco's, left in the tank, all, unfortunatlly infected with Ich. I'm doing at least 1 water change daily, I try to do 2, but with a 2 yr old and an 11mth old it's not always possible. My ammonia is still high, between .25 and .5. The rest of my readings are normal (Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Ph is 7.6 and Alkalinith is between 120 and 180) I started to raise the temperature so I can treat the Ich. I usually have the temp at 76 F. Last night I raised it to 78 F. My fish are all on the top of the tank, sticking their heads out of the water occasionally.
So, here are my questions.
Do I have to wait until the temperature is completely raised before I treat with the Nox Ich?
Are my fish at the top because of the temperature raise, or because of the ammonia.
Is there anything else I can do to help my fish, I don't want to lose the rest of them as I all ready feel completely horrible. I feel as if I sentenced these fish to death the moment I bought them.
If I can't do anything for them and they do all die, do I need to empty the tank and start over.
And can some one please tell me I'm not a horrible person, I feel like a fish killer.
I guess a little background information first.
I brought a 55g tank on the 3rd of this month and set it up. The next day, I went out and brought my fish and put them in the tank (all of my fish might I add). I had problems with my tank and it's ammonia lvl which ended up getting really high. I also bought a bala shark that had Ich (didn't know what the white spots were until it was too late), and didn't notice it. So as of today, I have lost 2 silver dollars, 1 catfish, 1 Bala shark, and 1 tigerbarb. I have 5 tiger barbs, 1 catfish, 2 blue paradise gourmei (sp? sorry, really need to learn how to spell) 1 Albino bala, 2 pleco's, left in the tank, all, unfortunatlly infected with Ich. I'm doing at least 1 water change daily, I try to do 2, but with a 2 yr old and an 11mth old it's not always possible. My ammonia is still high, between .25 and .5. The rest of my readings are normal (Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Ph is 7.6 and Alkalinith is between 120 and 180) I started to raise the temperature so I can treat the Ich. I usually have the temp at 76 F. Last night I raised it to 78 F. My fish are all on the top of the tank, sticking their heads out of the water occasionally.
So, here are my questions.
Do I have to wait until the temperature is completely raised before I treat with the Nox Ich?
Are my fish at the top because of the temperature raise, or because of the ammonia.
Is there anything else I can do to help my fish, I don't want to lose the rest of them as I all ready feel completely horrible. I feel as if I sentenced these fish to death the moment I bought them.
If I can't do anything for them and they do all die, do I need to empty the tank and start over.
And can some one please tell me I'm not a horrible person, I feel like a fish killer.