Hello All,
I'm fairly new to fish keeping and to this forum but I need some advice. I recently discovered ich in my display tank (75 gal) and began dosing ParaGuard at a half dose. The tank has finished cycling, but it's still very new (maybe 3 months). I have some Pristella Tetras, Blue Kerris, Pencilfish, Apistos, Peacock Gudgeons, Corys, Hillstream loaches, and a whiptail catfish I'm dosing half strength to make sure the Hillstreams and catfish can handle the meds. The tank also has some java fern, amazon sword, and anubias. I noticed my plants are looking a little rough, some have some discolored spots on the leaves and some have brown algae stains that I can't rub off. Most of the java fern is attached to rocks that are semi-buried in the sand. The anubias are attached to cichlid caves or rocks. I did add some root tabs under the amazon sword when I planted it about 6 weeks ago, but that is the only fertilizer I've added to the tank thus far. Is it safe to dose my tank with Easy Green when I'm treating it with ParaGuard? Since I just started treating my tank about 3 days ago I don't think the plants are in bad shape from exposure to the medicine, but rather weathering the cycle and me not realizing they needed liquid fertilizers. I plan on at least a 10 - 14 day regimen of ParaGuard to hopefully get rid of the ich. Any advice you have is greatly appreciated.
Params:
PH - 7.2
Temp - 77
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5