sparkypenguin
Fish Fanatic
Hi all,
Hoping for some help.....
I believe that I have introduced white spot into my tank with some new arrivals.
It is currently only showing on my black phantom tetras but some of my cherry barbs have started to swim in the bubble columns so may be using this as a way of scratching.
I have read the post https://www.fishforums.net/threads/what-is-ich.7092/.
I know my options but hoped for some extra advice as included in my tank I have shrimps, snails, 2 goldfish and a loach.
I don't really want to remove any of the inhabitants from my tank as I believe this will stress them and they are a nightmare to catch.
My set up......
I have a 360 litre tank with 3 filters, in total they turn the water over approx. 6 times per hour.
I have no carbon in any of the filters.
I have 2 heaters and 2 air pumps feeding 4 air stones.
My substrate is sand and my decor includes bogwood, plants, plastic plants, plastic ornaments, coconut shells and moss balls.
I perform daily water changes (Treated with Prime) totalling approx. 54% of the total water per week.
I hoover the substrate as required.
My list of inhabitants.....
15 x Cherry Barb
14 x Black Phantom Tetra
10 x Platy
11 x Molly
2 x Bristlenose Plec
9 x Panda Cories
1 x Hillstream Loach
2 x Golden Apple Snail
2 x Nerite Snail
2 x Amando Shrimp
1 x Black Moor Gold Fish
1 x Fancy Tail Gold Fish
So far I have...
Turned the temperature up from 22c to 23c and planning to increase to 24c later today but I think that any higher may be unsuitable for the 2 gold fish.
Added an extra air pump with 2 air stones.
Cleaned all of the filters.
Currently doing 100% water change over the course of the day and will double my daily change to approx. 15% whilst I have the issue.
Options.....
I could remove the 2 gold fish as they are reasonably easy to catch and turn the temperature up higher but what would be the max given what I have in the tank?
I have some interpet white spot plus which contains Formaldehyde and Malachite green axalate but I am unsure as to whether it is OK to use with the snails, shrimp, loach?
I could remove the snails as they will be easy to catch but the loach is virtually impossible to catch unless you have a totally empty tank.
Any help much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Mark.
Hoping for some help.....
I believe that I have introduced white spot into my tank with some new arrivals.
It is currently only showing on my black phantom tetras but some of my cherry barbs have started to swim in the bubble columns so may be using this as a way of scratching.
I have read the post https://www.fishforums.net/threads/what-is-ich.7092/.
I know my options but hoped for some extra advice as included in my tank I have shrimps, snails, 2 goldfish and a loach.
I don't really want to remove any of the inhabitants from my tank as I believe this will stress them and they are a nightmare to catch.
My set up......
I have a 360 litre tank with 3 filters, in total they turn the water over approx. 6 times per hour.
I have no carbon in any of the filters.
I have 2 heaters and 2 air pumps feeding 4 air stones.
My substrate is sand and my decor includes bogwood, plants, plastic plants, plastic ornaments, coconut shells and moss balls.
I perform daily water changes (Treated with Prime) totalling approx. 54% of the total water per week.
I hoover the substrate as required.
My list of inhabitants.....
15 x Cherry Barb
14 x Black Phantom Tetra
10 x Platy
11 x Molly
2 x Bristlenose Plec
9 x Panda Cories
1 x Hillstream Loach
2 x Golden Apple Snail
2 x Nerite Snail
2 x Amando Shrimp
1 x Black Moor Gold Fish
1 x Fancy Tail Gold Fish
So far I have...
Turned the temperature up from 22c to 23c and planning to increase to 24c later today but I think that any higher may be unsuitable for the 2 gold fish.
Added an extra air pump with 2 air stones.
Cleaned all of the filters.
Currently doing 100% water change over the course of the day and will double my daily change to approx. 15% whilst I have the issue.
Options.....
I could remove the 2 gold fish as they are reasonably easy to catch and turn the temperature up higher but what would be the max given what I have in the tank?
I have some interpet white spot plus which contains Formaldehyde and Malachite green axalate but I am unsure as to whether it is OK to use with the snails, shrimp, loach?
I could remove the snails as they will be easy to catch but the loach is virtually impossible to catch unless you have a totally empty tank.
Any help much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Mark.
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