ich on my argus

Question
ron my tank size is about 23 litres.previously i had an argus. Few days back i introduced two new chichlids each about 1 inch. i HAD two mollies now they are dead and ofcourse the murderers are the chichclids. Now the problem is that my argus have an ich its increasing day by day. i am from bangladesh. Unfortunately here we dont have of medecine available for the fishes which are common for ich treatment. The stores have that yellow powder which is named as anti fungal powder. Now what should i do will i use that or do you have any  other way of giving symptomatic treatment. the tank has an gravelfiltrating system it has cobumba plants in it. lastly what can i feed the chichlids with so that they have a good growth and will my chichlids catch ich?

Answer
Hi Adnan,
   Unfortunately I don't know what an argus is.  

   Anti-fungal powder won't do anything for ick.  Ick is a parasite. The basic thing that kills ick is copper so look for any medication that has some level of copper in it.  

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