Clown loaches

[Jcdli]

My clown loaches is full of white spots like sand but it doesn’t seem like sand and it’s breeding heavy is he sick 

[colo3000]

This could be ick or velvet disease. Sometimes it's hard to be sure through pictures. Have you looked up pictures of these diseases on clown loaches and compared?

[Jcdli]

It seems like ink

On 4/4/2022 at 11:00 PM, Jcdli said:

My clown loaches is full of white spots like sand but it doesn’t seem like sand and it’s breeding heavy is he sick 

Here is a video 

 

On 4/4/2022 at 11:09 PM, colo3000 said:

This could be ick or velvet disease. Sometimes it's hard to be sure through pictures. Have you looked up pictures of these diseases on clown loaches and compared?

 

[colo3000]

I'm not sure how much experience you have with treating Ich. I personally treat Ich with Ich-X. You can also raise the temperature of your aquarium to accelerate the life cycle of the ich, but it isn't necessary. If you do decide to raise the temperature, you must also be treating with medication or else the ich will just reproduce faster. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll give you my advice.

[Jcdli]

On 4/4/2022 at 11:28 PM, colo3000 said:

I'm not sure how much experience you have with treating Ich. I personally treat Ich with Ich-X. You can also raise the temperature of your aquarium to accelerate the life cycle of the ich, but it isn't necessary. If you do decide to raise the temperature, you must also be treating with medication or else the ich will just reproduce faster. If you have any questions feel free to ask and I'll give you my advice.

please any advice I have never treat it, I did just raise the temperature but if I do I need to add medication to it what would my best bet medication 

On 4/4/2022 at 11:00 PM, Jcdli said:

My clown loaches is full of white spots like sand but it doesn’t seem like sand and it’s breeding heavy is he sick 

Here is a video 

 

On 4/4/2022 at 11:09 PM, colo3000 said:

This could be ick or velvet disease. Sometimes it's hard to be sure through pictures. Have you looked up pictures of these diseases on clown loaches and compared?

 

[colo3000]

Raising the temperature without medicating will only make it much worse, unless you raise it to above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (and even then it may not work), which in my opinion just puts extra stress on the fish. If the temperature is below that mark, you are just increasing the ich's metabolism meaning it will grow and reproduce faster. I recommend you keep the tank at its normal temperature until you're able to get Ich-X or another Ich medication. Ich-X has worked every single time I have used it and it is safe for plants and invertebrates. 

[Jcdli]

On 4/4/2022 at 11:37 PM, colo3000 said:

Raising the temperature without medicating will only make it much worse, unless you raise it to above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (and even then it may not work), which in my opinion just puts extra stress on the fish. If the temperature is below that mark, you are just increasing the ich's metabolism meaning it will grow and reproduce faster. I recommend you keep the tank at its normal temperature until you're able to get Ich-X or another Ich medication. Ich-X has worked every single time I have used it and it is safe for plants and invertebrates. 

On 4/4/2022 at 11:37 PM, colo3000 said:

Raising the temperature without medicating will only make it much worse, unless you raise it to above 86 degrees Fahrenheit (and even then it may not work), which in my opinion just puts extra stress on the fish. If the temperature is below that mark, you are just increasing the ich's metabolism meaning it will grow and reproduce faster. I recommend you keep the tank at its normal temperature until you're able to get Ich-X or another Ich medication. Ich-X has worked every single time I have used it and it is safe for plants and invertebrates. 

How often should I add inc x

On 4/4/2022 at 11:00 PM, Jcdli said:

My clown loaches is full of white spots like sand but it doesn’t seem like sand and it’s breeding heavy is he sick 

Here is a video 

 

On 4/4/2022 at 11:09 PM, colo3000 said:

This could be ick or velvet disease. Sometimes it's hard to be sure through pictures. Have you looked up pictures of these diseases on clown loaches and compared?

 

[colo3000]

The instructions are on the bottle. If you follow the instructions for dosing and water changes, you should be able to cure it fairly quickly. Here is an Aquarium Coop article with the instructions: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-ich-on-freshwater-fish#:~:text=What is the Best Ich Treatment%3F

[Jcdli]

Thank you very much 

[Colu]

Your need to gradually increase the temperature to 82 and dose ick x daily and use it for 3 days after you see the last spots 

[Jcdli]

 

On 4/5/2022 at 4:31 AM, Colu said:

Your need to gradually increase the temperature to 82 and dose ick x daily and use it for 3 days after you see the last spots I watch a video of Cory where he says at the point no medecine is need it is that correct or do I apply me dice now 

[anewbie]

Clown loaches are scaleless fishes and so you need to be careful with medicine you use; i'd read the instructions careful and see if it has special instructions for scaleless fishes. Also clown loaches can tolerate high temp; so i would raise the temp very slowly to 84 or so - about 1 degree every 30 minutes or so. You can safely go as high as 86.

[Jcdli]

Thank you yeah I’m monitoring them