Question: Ich medicine and axolotl

[draftwaffles]

So some of my platies in my 35 gal tank have ich so i put some ich treatment inside and I plan on moving my axolotl over to that tank but I heard that ich medicine is dangerous for axolotls, would it be safe to move my axolotl after the ich is treated or do I have to wait a certain amount of days without putting any medicine to move my axolotl.

 

[wolfen]

ich treatment tends to contain copper sulphate which then leaches into everything including the silicone of the tank making the tank a no go area for axolotls, also because the platies will have absorbed some of the treatment they will be poisonous to your axolotl for a while as well.

 

[draftwaffles]

how long would I have to wait
or could I move the platies to avoid the issue?

 

[draftwaffles]

because my current axo tank has a really high nitrate/nitrite level and my axo seems to be stressed so I want to move it asap

 

[JM29]

Some sites say axolotls can have Ichthyophtirius, others don't mention it.
A careful attitude could be :
- move the platies elsewhere to treat them,
- let their ex-tank quarantinize during one month, increasing temperature.

Another point : to fix your high nitrates and nitrites levels, water changes are required quickly to lower them.
Nitrites shouldn't even be quantified.

 

[draftwaffles]

Do I really have to wait 1 month is there any other way ?

 

[draftwaffles]

Because Im kind of stupid and didnt do enough research before buying my axie so I put gravel and the filter makes a strong current
so I want to move her quickly to my bigger tank

 

[JM29]

Normally, Ich free forms (microscopic, in the water) survive about 2 days without any host.
But it depens on
- your diagnostic : is it really Ich ? and not oodinium for example ? Not the same treatments.
- the temperature. The higher it is, the shorter is the survival of ich, but I cannot tell any precise temperature values.

Ichthyophtirius on axolotls is poorly documented (I didn't find any photo), contrary to oodinium.

I said one month in the doubt, as a careful attitude...
You'll have to appreciate the risks/benefits.

 

[draftwaffles]

So how long would it take for the i treatment to disappear from the water approximately and how could I speed it up

 

[JM29]

ich treatment tends to contain copper sulphate which then leaches into everything including the silicone of the tank making the tank a no go area for axolotls, also because the platies will have absorbed some of the treatment they will be poisonous to your axolotl for a while as well.

As Wolfen said it very well, if you use something containig copper sulfate, copper will never disappear

 

[draftwaffles]

never? is there no other way to remove it?

 

[draftwaffles]

Cant I just do a 100% water change? or put activated carbon in my filter?

 

[draftwaffles]

Nvm the ich treatment I used didnt have copper sulphate

 

[wolfen]

do you know what the main/active ingredient is?

 

[draftwaffles]

methelyne blue

 

[wolfen]

methylene blue is safe for axolotls although if it was used in a tank it will have damaged your biological filtration, although even though the tank has been cycled with/for fish you would have had to cycle it for axolotls anyway.