Sevvie Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Got in a dozen pencilfish and what should have been 10 otos today--5 otos didn't make it. Anyway, noticed some rough tails on the remaining otos, abrasions on the pencilfish, so I treated with API Erythromycin. Of course, as soon as I dosed, I noticed what looked like Ich on one of the otos. I then dosed Ich-X. I had originally planned to run through all 3 meds from the (old) trio one-by-one, but now I feel pretty sure that these guys actually need both the erythromycin and Ich-X. Question is, should I let them marinate in today's dose for the full week without dosing again, or, since they already have problems, should I continue with the full doses as advised on the med directions and hit them with dose 2 tomorrow? Also, assuming I should do the latter (at least that's how I'm leaning before I posted here), am I okay doing the full doses of both the erythromycin and Ich-X or do they only work well together when given in the single dose the Coop usually advises as part of the standard quarantine trio? Thanks for your advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 What are your water parameters and can take a picture of sick fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Here's a good how blog from the CoOp website. It explains it well. https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-sick-aquarium-fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now