Scaperoot Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) Yesterday, we separated 11 Cardinal Tetras from our community tank after noticing 3 or 4 with what we believe to be Ich. No pics, sorry. We only see it on these Tetras, despite having over 40 fish in the 40 breeder. Should I have just treated the whole tank just in case? Last year, we treated the whole tank after our Pictus Catfish got it. In that instance, we did see it spread to other fish. Is it safe to assume this will spread again? I haven't seen any signs of Ich on the other fish, as of this morning. Edited March 7, 2023 by Scaperoot Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 @Colu @Scaperoot are you sure it is ich? ich usually spread very quickly. have you changed anything to cause a stress ich? (looks like ich, but not harmful to the best of my knowledge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaperoot Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 The last water change was performed over a week ago. I added a few plants this weekend. The only other change in the tank would be the birth of about a dozen Platy in the last 2 weeks. The fish are well fed, and fasted on Sunday. It took us two hours to catch the Tetras, so I didn't have time to do a liquid test on the water. I forgot to mention that we've had the Tetras for nearly a year. The last time we added fish to the tank was 4-6 weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theplatymaster Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 3/7/2023 at 9:45 AM, Scaperoot said: I added a few plants this weekend what was the source of the plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaperoot Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 I picked up some Ambulia from a local fish farm to fill in some gaps with others previously purchased from the same spot. Also moved a Red Tiger Lotus from another tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 if it is ich, treat the whole tank, as its in the substrate etc, besides being on the fish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 If it's ich then I would treat all the fish with ick X and a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 10 gallons as ich causes massive electrolyte loss and the salt will add back in essential electrolytes @Scaperoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaperoot Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 of the Cardinals died yesterday. Oddly enough, none of the 3 showed signs of Ich. I checked each one and couldn't find a single spot on them. The ones with what appears to be Ich are still in quarantine. I think I stressed them out in the process of catching them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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