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shari2 wrote:That osmotic process can be very beneficial.
Glad to hear all is on the mend.

I feel smarter just reading that!!

Thanks.

Update on the situation. After two days with salt treatment and temp increase, the milky slime coat began to clear up. After 3rd and 4th day, all back to normal. Not sure what it was, but it appears gone. No other fish had the issue, not even the one Clown or the Botia's. Thanks for all the input. Ted

I am not finding anything that matches my symptoms. So, I am going to try the old aquarium salt treatment along with bumping temp a few degrees. See what that does.

I added about 18 tablespoons (a few less than suggested on box) and rose temp to around 82 degrees.

Ted

The SAEs are extremely good tank mates. They school together and are a peaceful eating crew. So , no sign of stress from that standpoint. So if what you described is the cuase, what is the best remedy? And can it be done without removal of live plants? I don't use activated charcoal, so that is a no...

So last night after the lights went off, I got the flashlight out. Getting different views shows the milky looking coating to be somewhat non-smooth. I don't want to say fuzzy, but sort of. The spot from the other night was gone and I did not see any others until this night view. It does appear that...

Ooops, sorry wrong Shari -- :? EI Dosing (estimative index) is a method of dosing ferts and trace elements into your tank without constant testing. You do ferts M,W,F and trace elements T, Th, Sat and a 50% water change on Sun. (see articles by Greg Watson, Rex Grigg, etc). Neccessary for a high tec...

Shari, Other than EI dosing, the only thing I add to water is a dose of H2O2 every once in a while to nip a CyanoBacteria (BGA) outbreak on java moss. It is shot directly onto the problem. I use about 40mm when I do it. I will keep an eye on them and will try to get a picture, but they spook easy, n...

Sounds sensible, but I do 50% water changes weekly due to dosing ferts via EI method. None of that has changed. Is there a way to stimulate slime coat production? Remember, this is a 125 gallon, so dosing can be a real pain due to amount.... I almost put in some aquarium salt... but I have heard goo...

I just recently found this forum and joined tonight. Loaches are one of my favorite fish. All my other favorites are in this tank. So, here goes my post: I have (4) 4-5" clown loaches. I noticed tonight that 3 of the 4 have this milky cover to their skin. One of them actually has some of it sort of ...