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JasonSquared · 01-15-2008, 11:31 AM

Agree with guru. Bacterial, and the Ich may be a secondary infection caused by the bacterial infection. Did you use RO water?

1. Get fish into hospital tank/QT tank
2. Treat with antibiotics
3. wait on Ich treatment until you have decided that your fish DEFINITELY have it.

IMO Ich is best treated by reducing stress, and moving fish will cause more stress. I have had several cases, and each time the only fish that survived were the ones I left alone.

Basically you need to decide which is causing which... Is the Ich causing the Bact infection, or vice versa... Bacterial is easier to treat so starting there is a good idea, then deal with the Ich which if you ARE going to properly treat, will take weeks.

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JasonSquared Flamingo Tongue Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 115 Karma: 137	Agree with guru. Bacterial, and the Ich may be a secondary infection caused by the bacterial infection. Did you use RO water? 1. Get fish into hospital tank/QT tank 2. Treat with antibiotics 3. wait on Ich treatment until you have decided that your fish DEFINITELY have it. IMO Ich is best treated by reducing stress, and moving fish will cause more stress. I have had several cases, and each time the only fish that survived were the ones I left alone. Basically you need to decide which is causing which... Is the Ich causing the Bact infection, or vice versa... Bacterial is easier to treat so starting there is a good idea, then deal with the Ich which if you ARE going to properly treat, will take weeks. _________ Universal Healthcare: Brought to you by the same people that bring you FEMA, The IRS, USDA, Waco, and Medicare part D! Yeah its THAT good!