First time in almost 6 years of keeping aquariums, I've had ich show up . Was headed in to feed my son's clown fish yesterday, and noticed one of the pair hanging back by the heater. Usually they both come right up front and eagerly swim around like " Hey , a**hole we're starving! ". So I knew something was up. Sat there and observed it for a minute and I saw the shimmy move teamed with a rub against the heater cord. Finally the clown swam forward and I saw the spots. After some quick research through a bazillion and one ridding ich solutions, I opted for dosing the tank with Ich-x. Hikari products have always been good to me and after reading reviews on it, it seemed like a solid choice.
Dosed the tank yesterday, and little buddy was looking better already this morning. Did a one third water change which the snails and green emerald crab were like " oh my God, what's happening?!? It's the Covid-19! ". ( They always freak a little during water changes ). So I've got the second dosing in progress and have quite figured out if I'm going to do this for 4 days or 5. It's not a huge tank. 29 gallon nano, so the water changes go pretty fast.
Curious how others out there deal with ich? Any tips, tricks, or go to solutions that have shown consistency appreciated. Ich seems to be a not if but when kind of issue.
Dosed the tank yesterday, and little buddy was looking better already this morning. Did a one third water change which the snails and green emerald crab were like " oh my God, what's happening?!? It's the Covid-19! ". ( They always freak a little during water changes ). So I've got the second dosing in progress and have quite figured out if I'm going to do this for 4 days or 5. It's not a huge tank. 29 gallon nano, so the water changes go pretty fast.
Curious how others out there deal with ich? Any tips, tricks, or go to solutions that have shown consistency appreciated. Ich seems to be a not if but when kind of issue.