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Offline LanaK

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Ich or something else?
« on: December 01, 2014, 09:33:28 PM »
So I am running into something that seems like Ich on steroids.  Fish was fine last night, looked like this this morning, had swim bladder problems by afternoon and will likely be dead by the morning.  I have never had it move this fast before, so I am wondering if it is something new or I am just having some bad luck.

Thoughts?

Offline Ron

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2014, 09:50:48 PM »
I'd be inclined to go right to the hardcore meds and try to save it with Nox-Ich.
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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2014, 09:59:23 PM »
I'd be inclined to go right to the hardcore meds and try to save it with Nox-Ich.
Either that or quick cure (if you can find it)

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2014, 10:54:54 PM »
Or chelated copper.

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2014, 06:55:15 AM »
I've never seen Ich like that, but don't know what else it could be.   :(  Good luck trying to save him.

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2014, 09:11:20 AM »
Yeah I haven't seen it like that before which is why I wasn't sure if it was something else.


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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #6 on: December 03, 2014, 04:36:14 PM »
How's it doing?

Offline LanaK

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2014, 08:26:00 AM »
He was dead within the day.  Never had Ich move that fast on a fish before.  Super bummed and super worried about it spreading to other tanks.  I haven't had Ich in years, but I just redid the whole fish room, so a bunch of new water and stress, hoping it was an isolated incident.

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2014, 05:17:09 PM »
I'll cross my fingers for you.  Hopefully, if the others were going to get it, it would have shown up by now.

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Re: Ich or something else?
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2014, 03:10:23 PM »
Side note, because I am not paranoid, does anyone have a supplier of Diatom powder they like, either local or online?