Treating Ich

[MadReefer19]

Hi All,

I have acquired 2 new angelfish and one of them had ich and now both of them are infected.

I have a quarantine tank of 250 l fitted with a UV steriliser and I have prophylactically treated the fish with 3 mg of Praziquantel and 4.5 mg of Flagyl per litre.

However now that the fish are displaying white spots I have opted to add 9ml of Formalin to my 250 l QT tank. I have added a number of air stones and wavemakers to cause as much agitation as possible. After 3 days of this treatment I will transfer the fish from this tank to another and then sterilize my QT tank. Then after 3 days in the new tank with formalin again I will transfer back to my original QT.

My parameters are:

SG - 1.019
Temp - 21-23c
pH - 8.3
Nitrate - Less than 10 ppm

Has anyone done similar before with a prolonged treatment?

Thank you.

 

[AK707]

a number of people use formalin and prazipro during ttm.

some will do a 50 minute formalin on arrival then start TTM

others will to formalin for 50 minutes before the first transfer
then prazipro in 2nd tank
then formalin last 50 minutes of 3rd tank
then prazipro in 4th tank

 

[scooter31707]

I just take a 5 gallon bucket and do a 50 minute Formalin bath. If you know for sure it's ich, IMO, all those formalin treatments are not necessary, unless you are worried about something else. TTM will be effective for ich.

 

[snorvich]

I just take a 5 gallon bucket and do a 50 minute Formalin bath. If you know for sure it's ich, IMO, all those formalin treatments are not necessary, unless you are worried about something else. TTM will be effective for ich.

This. Why does the OP think it is ich?