im never gonna get anything done. now besides all my other projects/appointments/work i had to quarantine my entire fish tank because my huge pleco recently got ich/ick. now i have to administer an ich/ick treatment plus coppersafe to the tank everyday for a minimum of 14 days. since the ich/ick parasite is is free-floating in addition to being present on the host fish i cant just quarantine the pleco. but since i have a big collection of tetras, i can only give 1/2 the dosage a day, so now its extended to a minimum 28 days. :buck: :buck:
Re: ZOMG more work. Would you rather follow the dog around the yard waiting for a steaming fresh stool sample for the vet??
Re: ZOMG more work. I almost bought a 29 gallon last week..I held back..I just got rid of my dog :-\ one headache gone..
Re: ZOMG more work. one application and the ick spots are already shrinking. pleco and company should be fine. @dennis: LMAO.. ;D @sarge: buying a 46 gallon bow tank this/next saturday, one more paycheck and im good.
Re: ZOMG more work. got a buddy down here that has tanks galore All Saltwater he has 2 of those bow fronts They are real nice..I've had several tanks over the years just havn't had the time to set one up..You'l lsee someday when you own a house other things are more of a priority :-\
Re: ZOMG more work. Like house payments,house cleaning, house insurance, house repairs, house furnishings, house improvements, ect, ect...
yeah, but now all the fish have it. turns out it was at stage 2. the ick cysts break off the fish and live in the gravel for a day and then look to find a new host to restart the cycle. now over the next 8 days i need to empy & replace 25% of water and give a salt treatment. in additin to giving medication 3 times a day and keeping light off. and keeping the tank at exactl 82 degrees/ plus vacuming the gravel daily replacing filter inserts daily (mondo expensive)
well after spending $70+ on medication, medicated food, salt, antidotes, preventatives, artificial slime, and preforming daily water changes, it looks like they are gonna pull through unfortuntly, its still at phase 2 going on 3, so things can change ???
Damn, man. That sucks. The closest thing I have to a pet is a Robo-Vac. Sometimes I yell at it when it hits my feet. Maybe I should get a cat or something....