GSP is infected by freshwater ich!
Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:45 am
1) pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates are 0 as i do daily water changes and salinity is 1.005 specific gravity or 9 ppt
2) 70 gallon tank, no other inhabitants
3) i feed earthworm, mealworm, krill, shrimps, crabs. I add photosynthetic bacteria and nitrifying bacteria and lactic bacteria every water changes as per the instructions on the bottle. I add fish vitamins too and probiotic bacteria sometimes. I use marine salt and do 20-30% water changes daily (specificly at night as i've read thats when its best for getting rid of ich)
4) None
5) aquarium has been set up a month with fishless cycling with added nitrifying bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria.
I bought a green spotted pufferfish that was kept in freshwater at the store. It was in very bad condition since it has ich, i didnt know it had ich until i put it in the tank. The tank is actually brackish, i heard freshwater ich ( Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) cannot survive in brackish or marine. I've had the gsp for 3 days now, slowly increasing the salinity to brackish. I do not have a water heater as i live in the native enviroment of gsp (the tropics, southeast asia) with temperatures never below 24 celsius and average of 32-33 celcius. I would still purchase a heater if necessary but i'm scared the fish will be killed by the heat. I've read any fish medicine is dangerous for scaleless fish like gsp (including melafix)
Should I just slowly change the brackish to marine to get rid of ich or is there any other suggestions? Thank you.
2) 70 gallon tank, no other inhabitants
3) i feed earthworm, mealworm, krill, shrimps, crabs. I add photosynthetic bacteria and nitrifying bacteria and lactic bacteria every water changes as per the instructions on the bottle. I add fish vitamins too and probiotic bacteria sometimes. I use marine salt and do 20-30% water changes daily (specificly at night as i've read thats when its best for getting rid of ich)
4) None
5) aquarium has been set up a month with fishless cycling with added nitrifying bacteria and photosynthetic bacteria.
I bought a green spotted pufferfish that was kept in freshwater at the store. It was in very bad condition since it has ich, i didnt know it had ich until i put it in the tank. The tank is actually brackish, i heard freshwater ich ( Ichthyophthirius multifiliis) cannot survive in brackish or marine. I've had the gsp for 3 days now, slowly increasing the salinity to brackish. I do not have a water heater as i live in the native enviroment of gsp (the tropics, southeast asia) with temperatures never below 24 celsius and average of 32-33 celcius. I would still purchase a heater if necessary but i'm scared the fish will be killed by the heat. I've read any fish medicine is dangerous for scaleless fish like gsp (including melafix)
Should I just slowly change the brackish to marine to get rid of ich or is there any other suggestions? Thank you.