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03-20-2008

Posted by DEM via PetKB.com on March 20, 2008, 10:42 pm

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I just had a outbreak of ick and so all my mollies were inffected and so far
one has died im afraid that another one can died from the fatal ICK ... i
seperated them in a tank and gave them a salt with some " Ick Clear" jungle ..
i found it at petsmart it was the first one i saw so quickly got it. in the
comuntity tank i put a dose and made sure any ick in the water would died off
.. do i need to go to extreme measures to get the Ick out of my comunity
tank so when the other fish get better in the other tank the will not get ick
.. please any advice would be great right now PLEASE HELP if not for me at
lease for the fishys }<)))'> JK... THX in anvance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!

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Posted by Reel McKoi on March 20, 2008, 10:56 pm

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>I just had a outbreak of ick and so all my mollies were inffected and so
>far
> one has died im afraid that another one can died from the fatal ICK ... i
> seperated them in a tank and gave them a salt with some " Ick Clear"
> jungle ..
> i found it at petsmart it was the first one i saw so quickly got it. in
> the
> comuntity tank i put a dose and made sure any ick in the water would died
> off
> .. do i need to go to extreme measures to get the Ick out of my comunity
> tank so when the other fish get better in the other tank the will not get
> ick
> .. please any advice would be great right now PLEASE HELP if not for me
> at
> lease for the fishys }<)))'> JK... THX in
> anvance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> !!

I use QuickCure most of the time for ICK. You can get it almost anywhere.

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Posted by DEM via PetKB.com on March 20, 2008, 11:46 pm

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umm how about the comunity tank did i take it out with one dose thx 4 the
advice ....
can u belive i applied 4 petsmart and ther was an age limit i am very very
sad :( but i still like petsmart ....
Reel McKoi wrote:

>>I just had a outbreak of ick and so all my mollies were inffected and so
>>far

>[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]

>> anvance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> !!

>
>I use QuickCure most of the time for ICK. You can get it almost anywhere.

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Posted by Tynk on March 21, 2008, 10:01 am

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> umm how about the comunity tank did i take it out with one dose thx 4 the
> advice ....
> can u belive i applied 4 petsmart and ther was an age limit i am very very=

> sad =EF=BF=BD:( but i still like petsmart ....
>

I'm confused.
Did you have 2 separate tanks with Ich and you didn't see any spots
after one dose in the first tank?
Then, now you have Ich attacking your Mollies.
Mollies are famous for getting Ich easily.
Treatment with Quick Cure is about the best medication for Ich there
is.
Treat for a full 7 days, not 2-3 like it says on the bottle.
That way you get the straggler Ich that couldn't be killed off during
a 2-3 day treatment.
Some folks treat even longer, but I do a routine 7 day treatment (with
Quick Cure only).
If your filter has carbon in it...remove it. It can absorb the
medication.
What other types of fish are kept with your mollies?
I ask because mollies need salt in their water. A molly will thrive
in water that's nearly brackish.
Where as a molly that's kept in purely fresh water (no salt) will not.
They don't seem to live very long in freshwater either.
Why they're sold as a freshwater fish is beyond me. It's THE reason
they do so poorly.
Mollies are beautiful fish. They were one of the first fish I bought
for my tank (along with an angelfish).
Having a good local shop keeper that helped me a lot when I was a kid
learning the hobby.....he told me to always keep salt with the mollies
and then they'll do well. But it's too much salt for most of the other
fish.
A simple change (the addition of salt) like that can make a world of
difference with Mollies.
Keep up on water changes and gravel vacuuming.
If doing a water change, obviously do so before dosing the tank.
Lastly, be careful not to cross contaminate tanks.
This can be done by going from one tank to the other with the same
net, hand, when feeding, gravel vacs, etc.
So be aware. It's easier than you might think to goof up.
I've been in this hobby for many years, I really know better, but have
done it a few times on accident.
The last time I cross contaminated a tank by accident, I lost a tank
full of female Bettas, about 15 or so....on top of the other 6-8 that
came in with some of illness (that only affected bettas. I believe it
to be a betta-related virus only), and died.
It's a hard lesson to learn, and even harder when you know better.

Posted by Reel McKoi on March 29, 2008, 2:59 pm

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> umm how about the comunity tank did i take it out with one dose thx 4 the
> advice ....
> can u belive i applied 4 petsmart and ther was an age limit i am very very
> sad :( but i still like petsmart ....

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