Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2014 19:19:44 GMT -5
Greetings Carl/All,
I just want to thank you again for ALL you have on your site....Back in 2006, I raised the temperature (probably not much above 80) and added maybe another Tablespoon of salt to my 75 gallon as a treatment for Ich. This was advice given to me on About.com. As I wrote in a different post, the fish did not have Ich (it was Lymphocystis) - but I no one to teach me then.
In less than 24 hours after treatment, my son's clown pleco died (I call the fish I had then his fish - I adopted them). There had been nothing wrong with the pleco. My actions killed it (lower oxygen level). I immediately set the temperature back down. I knew I had done something wrong, so I "Googled" - dangers of raising the temperature to treat freshwater Ich - or something similar..... and probably landed on AAP. Funny, I remember that was on a Sunday.
It was then that I started researching safe ways to treat Ich - and bought No Ich by Fish Vet first (which is actually for Marine Ich, but was told it would work). I then went to Kordon's Ich Attack (which I had a local store special order for me) since I liked Amquel Plus and Nova Aqua Plus. Note: I had a crayfish in the aquarium at the time. As you all know, now I use Microbe-Lift Herbtana.
I did make several posts to a forum -- replies to Ich questions - warning about the dangers of using the heat method (the primary method they accept there) - and my replies were removed from the forum as inappropriate. On that forum, they recommend raising the temperature to 85 to 86 for two weeks. Some members lost most of the fish! -- and blame the Ich as the culprit. Ich is very treatable - and doesn't spread the way I take care of Ich.
From AAP:
>>A common flaw with the Heat method is that a opportunistic Columnaris infection may follow, since Columnaris is MUCH more virulent at higher temperatures, and with already weak fish, the heat then provides an open invitation for this disease!
I guess in this case I would rather be right (smile). No replies necessary.
Cheers!
I just want to thank you again for ALL you have on your site....Back in 2006, I raised the temperature (probably not much above 80) and added maybe another Tablespoon of salt to my 75 gallon as a treatment for Ich. This was advice given to me on About.com. As I wrote in a different post, the fish did not have Ich (it was Lymphocystis) - but I no one to teach me then.
In less than 24 hours after treatment, my son's clown pleco died (I call the fish I had then his fish - I adopted them). There had been nothing wrong with the pleco. My actions killed it (lower oxygen level). I immediately set the temperature back down. I knew I had done something wrong, so I "Googled" - dangers of raising the temperature to treat freshwater Ich - or something similar..... and probably landed on AAP. Funny, I remember that was on a Sunday.
It was then that I started researching safe ways to treat Ich - and bought No Ich by Fish Vet first (which is actually for Marine Ich, but was told it would work). I then went to Kordon's Ich Attack (which I had a local store special order for me) since I liked Amquel Plus and Nova Aqua Plus. Note: I had a crayfish in the aquarium at the time. As you all know, now I use Microbe-Lift Herbtana.
I did make several posts to a forum -- replies to Ich questions - warning about the dangers of using the heat method (the primary method they accept there) - and my replies were removed from the forum as inappropriate. On that forum, they recommend raising the temperature to 85 to 86 for two weeks. Some members lost most of the fish! -- and blame the Ich as the culprit. Ich is very treatable - and doesn't spread the way I take care of Ich.
From AAP:
>>A common flaw with the Heat method is that a opportunistic Columnaris infection may follow, since Columnaris is MUCH more virulent at higher temperatures, and with already weak fish, the heat then provides an open invitation for this disease!
I guess in this case I would rather be right (smile). No replies necessary.
Cheers!
