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| Author: | Hoeve Innedi [ Jun 5th, '13, 19:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Persistent ICH, what to do? |
A few weeks ago I noticed my fish were troubled with ich, small white spots and flashing. I have given them a salt bath and salted the system up to 2.5 ppt. After this a few days later the swimming behaviour became more normal, occasionally a flash only. Recently I netted a few and was unpleasantly surprised. The disease was definitive more advanced, the fish were in a bad shape and showing not only white sport but also some deformations. Again I gave them a salt bath, which they all survived(some barely) but I fear of loosing the batch. Any suggestions on how to go from here? Thanks a bunch. |
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| Author: | arbe [ Jun 5th, '13, 20:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Persistent ICH, what to do? |
What level of salt are you bathing them in? |
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| Author: | Hoeve Innedi [ Jun 5th, '13, 21:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Persistent ICH, what to do? |
The concentration in the salt bath has been 20 to 25 ppt, for 20 minutes or so. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jun 5th, '13, 22:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Persistent ICH, what to do? |
Whoa... be very, very careful salt bathing at that concentration.... 10-12ppt is sufficient for most salt baths... for fungal and bacterial infections.... or perhaps severe Ich... But a salt bath is about "shock & awe".... basically forcing the parasite to drop off/die.... But the Ich parasite is still in your system water... and will reinfect if you don't treat your whole system.... Raise your salinity to 6ppt.... and hold for at least 2 weeks.... |
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| Author: | Hoeve Innedi [ Jun 5th, '13, 22:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Persistent ICH, what to do? |
OK, I will never prepare a salt bath at that concentration ever again, and raise system concentration to 6 ppt. Thanks! |
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