2022jlv Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 Hello, Friends. I'm new to the hobby. I am retired and have always wanted an aquarium. I have a 10 gallon tank. I have extremely hard water with a PH of 8.0 to 8.2 there is no ammonia, nitrites or nitrates. I have a HOB that came with the tank kit. My tank is planted with 3 crypts,2 annubius, 1 val, javi moss and hornwort. I have three platys, 4 harlequin rasboras, a female beta, 2 cherry shrimp and 2 mystery snails. The tank has been setup for about two months. I just started using Fritz ParaCleanse today for Waisting Disease for my platys. While putting that in the tank I saw some Ick on a couple of the rasboras. Can I use Ick-X at the same time? Or should I wait to treat the Ick after the 5 day treatment with the ParaCleanse? Thanks for your help. JLV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) Hello @2022jlv, welcome to the forum. Sorry you're having trouble. Others will have an opinion but in this hobby there are many ways to approach a problem here is my view: It should be possible to treat both at the same time. During this time it's very important to keep the water as clean as possible, because without a nitrate reading this tells me your tank may not have been cycled- which can cause stress in the fish thereby causing illness/immune system issues- and/or your fish came in sick already which hasn't helped you. Know that extremely weak fish may not survive the treatment. I would check ammonia and nitrite every day if I were in your shoes and if it is high I would do a water change and redose meds if I had to. If the fish seem otherwise strong and active you might consider doing the whole med trio, but that's something only you can assess. If I were in your shoes I would: Hold off on feeding or feed VERY sparingly every other day. Before adding the second medication I would do a big water change- then dose the new med and possibly redose the 1st at least a little bit. Then check ammonia and nitrite levels every day- if those numbers are in the danger zone I would do a water change. If you don't have a cycle like I suspect you are now doing a fish-in cycle with medication. It's possible but it will take work on your part. Edited October 10, 2022 by xXInkedPhoenixX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 What you can do is use ick x to treat the tank and paracleanse in food with wasting disease I would recommend treating with levamisole or flubendazole Fritz Expel p active ingredient is levamisole I would treat with that in food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2022jlv Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Thank you both for your advice. I really appreciate it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXInkedPhoenixX Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Good luck @2022jlv! Hope you have success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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