Ich! Help!

[mikeclarke]

Unfortunately, my two year old male clown died this morning. The fox face looks good still but isn't eating much. Will my female clown be okay on her own? Would you get a male for her? Some of the pj cardinals look okay and some don't. I guess we will see what happens. Hopefully everything will be okay in a few weeks. I am going to Calgary and Lethbridge so I can get some more fish but definitely keep them in QT!

Any recommendations on where to get fish in either Calgary or Lethbridge?

[hfp75]

I dont truely remember but Herbtania (sp) says something like 7-10 days for a treatment, I was told to run it longer and did successfully run it for almost a month with good results - until the Ich subsided.

Whether it was the Herbtania or not - your guess is as good as mine but I have been right on track since that month.

During that time I increased my water changes & was heavily vacuuming the sand, due to the Ich eggs being in statis there, and I ran garlic soaked food (1 hr), increased the volume of food a bit.

Remember it takes time - patience. Easy for me to say though as I am not in your shoes right now.

Tank:
55g with a 15g sump, 1-1.5" sand. Also running a Coralife TurboTwist 9w UV - with low-med flow.