Tropicalfishkeeping201 Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 (edited) Hello fish keepers! I was treating this tank for camallanus worms and I have already done 4 doses and haven't seen the worms anymore but was aiming to go for 6 to be sure they don't have any more but now I'm going to have to stop and treat this issue and give them a break from meds. This morning I was looking into my 30 gallon tank and I noticed one of red platy has what I think could be Ick but wanted to ask you guys to confirm if this is Ick. She is the only one that has it so far. She didn't have this yesterday. If this is Ich, how should I treat it? Will the medications for Ich kill beneficial bacteria? I have some adult and young platys, some young mollys, 1 Bolivian Ram, and 1 dwarf flag Cichlid (Laetacara curviceps). I also have 5 small Anubias plants. I was treating this tank for camallanus worms and I have already done 4 doses but was aiming to go for 6 to be sure they don't have any more of these worms but I'm going to have to stop and treat this issue and give them a break from meds. @Colu Is this Ich? Thank you in advance. Edited March 17, 2023 by Tropicalfishkeeping201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 4:20 PM, Tropicalfishkeeping201 said: Hello fish keepers! I was treating this tank for camallanus worms and I have already done 4 doses and haven't seen the worms anymore but was aiming to go for 6 to be sure they don't have any more but now I'm going to have to stop and treat this issue and give them a break from meds. This morning I was looking into my 30 gallon tank and I noticed one of red platy has what I think could be Ick but wanted to ask you guys to confirm if this is Ick. She is the only one that has it so far. She didn't have this yesterday. If this is Ich, how should I treat it? Will the medications for Ich kill beneficial bacteria? I have some adult and young platys, some young mollys, 1 Bolivian Ram, and 1 dwarf flag Cichlid (Laetacara curviceps). I also have 5 small Anubias plants. I was treating this tank for camallanus worms and I have already done 4 doses but was aiming to go for 6 to be sure they don't have any more of these worms but I'm going to have to stop and treat this issue and give them a break from meds. @Colu Is this Ich? Thank you in advance. It's looks like some of the spots are raised that could just be because of picture if there flat your dealings with ich if there raise you could be dealing with epistylis he's how you tell the two apart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalfishkeeping201 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Thank you! If its epistylis, how should I effectively treat this and is this contiguous to the other fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Epistylis feeds off the gram negative bacteria on your fish this causes secondary bacterial infections that what usually kills your fish the most effective treatment is maracyn2 in food and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons @Tropicalfishkeeping201 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalfishkeeping201 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 On 3/17/2023 at 9:41 PM, Colu said: Epistylis feeds off the gram negative bacteria on your fish this causes secondary bacterial infections that what usually kills your fish the most effective treatment is maracyn2 in food and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons @Tropicalfishkeeping201 Thank you, I have 1 bolivian ram and 1 dwarf flag cichlid, can they tolerate salt? Do I have to treat the whole tank if its Epistylis or can I just treat the sick fish in a separate tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 So, am I understanding this correctly? Maracyn 2 is an effective treatment for Epistylus? Can it simply be just added to the tank? 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) On 3/18/2023 at 2:21 AM, Matt B said: So, am I understanding this correctly? Maracyn 2 is an effective treatment for Epistylus? Can it simply be just added to the tank? 🤔 It's better added to food if they won't eat then I would dose the tank On 3/18/2023 at 1:43 AM, Tropicalfishkeeping201 said: Thank you, I have 1 bolivian ram and 1 dwarf flag cichlid, can they tolerate salt? Do I have to treat the whole tank if its Epistylis or can I just treat the sick fish in a separate tank? I would treat them all with the medicated food and salt Edited March 18, 2023 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalfishkeeping201 Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 Thank you so much! @Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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