Malachite Green w/formalin is probably the most widely used and
accepted treatment for ick, and as a starting point for
fungus.......Follow the containers directions.......if no improvement,
then you can either try it again, and if there is still no improvement
your gonna need a different approach and method of treatment.

Potassium Permanganate will do it most likely but its rather drastic
for ICK. Kepp an eye out for any red spots in fin and belly and tail
areas, as thats a bacterial infection which often times goes along
with the fungus.........but it seem like you have a handle on
antibiotics with TC.


On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 09:18:31 -0500, "pixi" wrote:

===Made a large mistake. The ich medication is called malachite green and
===seems to be doing the trick. The fishe's dorsals are upright again and on
===two of them there is only one or two spots. The 3rd looks a lot better but
===still has lots of dust.
===
===How long would I have to treat them. The bottle says 3 days, but I thought
===maybe a week. I am also mixing their food with tetracycline because their
===tails are shredded.
===
===This stuff sure acted fast. The rot and the ich, I mean.
===
===I don't know why I get myself involved in these things. I have 12 bird
===feeders outside, a pond with fish down the hill by the woods and a new one
===up the hill closer to the house without fish in it yet and waiting to be
===completely landscaped.
===
===A decent Walmart is 50 miles. This one is allegedly one of the biggest in
===the country with 195,000 square feet. Have another 12 miles away but it is
===so small I can't find what I want.
===
===Lowes is 50 miles away and Home Depot is 70 miles.
===
===As you can tell, I live in a highly populated area. No clothing stores,
===nobakeries, no cleaners, one small gro cery store in the county seat. Lots
===of gas stations though.
===
==="humBill" wrote in message
odigy.com...
=== I dont know how far out you are but Amquel type products are often
===available
=== at Home Depot & Lowes. Wal Mart will also have some for aquariums,
=== sometimes ponds.
===
=== I am not familiar with methylene blue. If this actually a 'cure', great.
=== The tank should still be treated after they have no more spots. The white
=== spots are actually eggs sacks which fall off when they are hatching. In
=== fact, this is when the ich can be killed. If you do not continue
===treatment
=== they will multiply and many more will appear in about 3 weeks.
===
=== I would agree the Ich was not your fault. I believe Ich is not latent =
===it
=== was already present and just progressed to the 'egg' stage. The stress
===may
=== have sped that up a bit at worst but they already had it.
=== Good Luck with your little pets!
=== Bill
===
===
===


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