Can't the snails & shrimp carry the ick? They may just re-infect your fish whey you put them back in the tank??
AAaahhHH Ick treatment? and snails / shrimp ?
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JoelR;1229046; said:
Im not sure, would they show symptoms? should i just treat the snails too and risk killing them with the treatment?
anyone actually know?
You might want to put an airstone in with the snails. Snails and shrimp do not host ich but can physically carry the parasite for a few days, at 76-80 it is usually only 2-4 days before the parasite dies from a lack of suitable hosts but separating them from fish for 10 days pretty much guarantees them to be ich free.
guppy;1229760; said:
thank you
I thought snails could take air from the surface, isnt oxygenated water just a luxury to them?
update
i drained about 1/3 of the water so i need to use less treatment.
the fish are doing fine, and have very little traces of the ick, i think i will leave the meds in for 2 more days, then drain the tank down to about 50g, then fill it up all the way. the water has become very cloudy, i think the meds may have killed alot of the microbes/biofilters. but a 50% water change should clear it up alittle.
I cleaned one filter today, and the other will get cleaned with the water change.
i drained about 1/3 of the water so i need to use less treatment.
the fish are doing fine, and have very little traces of the ick, i think i will leave the meds in for 2 more days, then drain the tank down to about 50g, then fill it up all the way. the water has become very cloudy, i think the meds may have killed alot of the microbes/biofilters. but a 50% water change should clear it up alittle.
I cleaned one filter today, and the other will get cleaned with the water change.
basslover34;1228783; said:
i couldnt tell you how long thats been sitting around, but I finally found a use for it!
They use O2 from water through gills (in some cases), lungs, and skin and can also take it from the surface interface, it is less stressful, even for pulminate snails such as apple snails, if the water is well oxygenated, especially when crowded. Pond snails, on the otherhand, use mainly gills.FisHaRNekEd;1229780; said:
FisHaRNekEd;1229791; said:
I wouldn't touch the other filter for a while. If it has disturbed the bio, cleaning it will only finish the job. I would give it a couple weeks to balance out first.
filled the tank back up, and added more treatment to the new water just to make sure
the water has cleared up alot, and the fish have no more symptoms.
the water has cleared up alot, and the fish have no more symptoms.
im not too worried about the bio load, its a big tank with small fish, and the water is moving pretty good. I put new carbon in the filters, and cleaned out the subtrate again.
the snails will stay in their temp home for a whil, i put a tiny amount of ick treatment with them too.
I think this ordeal may be almost over.
the snails will stay in their temp home for a whil, i put a tiny amount of ick treatment with them too.
I think this ordeal may be almost over.
