Synodontis Petricola infected with ick

[Haile Saulosi]

Hi,

My group of 5 dwarf Synodontis Petricola are infected with ick. The spots are mostly on their fins and heads, they are flicking quite often and appear more active than normal but not particularly distressed. I have had the group for 2 years and this is the first illness I have noticed. They are in a 120*30 (48*12) tank with a group of 6 red rainbowfish, two of which also have ick, and a quartet of Labidochromis Careleus. The two rainbows with ick were purchased last weekend two days prior to adding the synos, which were moved due to problems in my display tank.

I am a in the process of raising the temp to 28c to try to halt the spread. Is there any medication available in the UK that is safe to use with Petricola.

Tank specs: Ph 8.2, KH 12, GH 19, temp was 25.5c, eheim 2015 and fluval 3

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Leroi

[Silurus]

This thread might help.

[Haile Saulosi]

Thanks,

I saw the thread and wasn't sure whether the info applied to petricola. I will gradually raise the temp upto 30 and see if this helps matters.

Leroi

[Wood]

Just raise the temp . That should be all you need. I lost some Petricola fry but adults were fine. Good luck!!!

[Haile Saulosi]

My Petricola seem to be recovering.

I gradually raised the temp from 25.5c to 30.5c over 4 days and have kept it between 30-30.5 for the last 4 days. I also increased oxygenation by adding an extra internal filter. Over the first 2 days the Petricola were coated in spots, were breathing heavily and flicking constantly. The spots disappeared on the third day and so far they donâ??t seem to have been re-infected.

The high temp doesnâ??t seem to bother the Petricola, in fact they are feeding far more actively than before. The only casualty so far has been the female rainbowfish (Glossolepis incisus) that introduced the disease.

I found the following link useful http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php