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Okay, I have Ich in my 55gal and will begin treatment tonight. But first I have a few questions... based on other posts I've read I picked up some Rid Ich Plus, I presume I need to dose at 1/2 strength b/c of my cories?
Second, do I need to do a water change before beginning treatment (nitrAtes are a bit high)? And lastly, can I remove my mystery snail to another tank (I have an unoccupied 5gal) while treating the tank? Also, if I should remove the snail how long do I need to wait after treatment is done before I replace the snail. Thanks a bunch.

Oh, and just to ward off the inevitable questions:
55 gal with a Fluval 440
Ammonia-0, NitrIte-0, NitrAte-60
Medium-heavy planted
6 albino cories
3 ottos
5 harlequin rasboras
1 gold gourami
2 blue dwarf gouramis
3 adult platies (& some babies)

-Beth

hey. ive beeen treating for ich for about a week now and some of the fish are getting new spots as they lose old spots. I did not remove my carbon from the filter, so i think this may be the problem. I noticed that you didn't say anything about removing your carbon, so i thought i'd remind you.

I have an apple snail too, and i moved her to a different tank. I think you can put her back in once treatment is done, you've done a little water change, and have let the water filter through carbon for a day. That's what someone wrote on applesnail.net. Good luck, hopefully your's will be better than mine.
littletank

Thanks... yeah, we know to remove the carbon... but we haven't done anything yet. Had to take our daughter to grandma's to spend the night and are just now getting ready to.

-Beth

Carbon should be run for more than a day to remove any meds. I would say run it for about a week or 2 to fully remove all the meds, while doing water changes to weaken the med. And for treatment, dose at half strength because of your cories.

The Rid Ick + is safe for scaleless fish so your cories should be fine treating at full strengh also remember to raise the temperature of your tank for 24 to 48 hours. I would probably do about a 20 to 30% water change not only to bring down the nitrate levels but also maybe to get rid of some ick spores that are possibly in your gravel. Make sure you treat the tank for the full time recommended. As far as the snail goes Am sorry I can't help you there,but I would probably remove it to be on the safe side.