LIReefer
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Well I have an Idol that came down with Black Ich. A small black dot was visible at about 4 days in quarantine. A couple of days later he was covered in black dots but they weren't as distinct or pronounced as the first one I saw. They seem to smear more. Anyway, following recommendations of a formalin dip - I did this last night. He seemed to tolerate it, but was clearly stressed and dark blotches appeared on the white parts. Is this normal? I had him there for 20 min and then put him in a hypo dip of 1.010 for a couple of minutes and then back in the QT. Today he looks like he got beat up. The lower fins and tail are tattered, and the dark blotches are still visible and look like bruses. He is eating though. Is this the way they look coming out of the bath or did I do something wrong here? I know I need to repeat the treatment every couple of days, but if he is going to take this kind of a beating I'm afraid he may not survive. Any thoughts?
Ed
Ed
