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09-16-2006, 07:28 PM
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#1 | | Guppy
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|  Isolate a Bully Barb?
Hi,
I have a total of 9 barbs in my 57G tank , lately the biggest of them have been chasing the others constantly to the point that they are hiding all the time , i just notice the signs of ich in one of them ,probably due to to the strees of being chase ,so i removed it immediatly to my HT with a little salt . I'been thinking of removing the bully as well to a 8 L tank with aeration only because i don't have a small filter for that one , at least for 4 days until is time for my weekly 20% water change , i will rearrange the decoration to prevent territorial disputes in the future once i bring him back . Can you tell me if i'm doing the right thing here ?
Thanks in advance
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09-16-2006, 09:18 PM
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#2 | | Guppy
Join Date: Sep 2006
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| What you are doing so far is pretty good, but a dominating fish is natural to a point. The ich although, was not caused by stress because really the only way ich can enter a tank is if it's introduced through fish, plants, ext. | |
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09-17-2006, 02:57 AM
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#3 | | Rainbow
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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| IMO it sounds like a good plan so far. Try that and let us know how things turn out. We can offer suggestions if that proves to be unsuccessful.
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09-17-2006, 05:05 AM
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i just notice the signs of ich in one of them ,probably due to to the strees of being chase ,so i removed it immediatly to my HT with a little salt .
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If it is Ich, which is very contagious, you will need to assume that the entire tank is infected. You will need to treat both tanks.  There is a very specific salt treatment for Ich. Once you confirm its presence do not be casual with it.
What kind of Barb are we talking about?
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09-17-2006, 10:43 AM
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#5 | | Guppy
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Hi,
Thank you for your prompt reply , the barb with ich is an albino barb ,i have 2 green ,3 ruby and 2 tiger barbs along with 3 big loaches , a rainbow shark , 10 tetras ,1 male swordtail ,6 danios and a huge pleco but they all seem ok .The albino i got out of the main tank , assuming it had ich , no longer presents any symptoms of what i thought was ich ,but i'll leave it in the HT for another week just in case . I will be posting a picture of my tank soon.
thanks again to you all .
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09-17-2006, 11:48 AM
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#6 | | Rainbow
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|  Thats a little overstocked for a 57g IMO. I would pay close attention to water quality issues.
Extra suggestions everyone?
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