Is quaranting ALL fish a good way to treat ich?

[TheTerminutter]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If yes, what is your ammonia?

0

If yes, what is your nitrite?

0

If yes, what is your nitrate?

20

If I did not test my water...

...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

What percentage of water do you change?

91-100%

How frequently do you change your water?

Every week

If I do not change my water...

...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

I've moved all my fish, an 8 inch JD, 6 inch paratilapia, and 4 mbuna cichlids into a 30 gallon hospital tank.

The hospital tank is heated to 84 degrees, and is treated with Copper-Aid. I do 90% water changes every 2 days.


I am waiting for the all the ich in the empty 75 gallon to die without its fish hosts. The 75 gallon is heated to 80 degrees. I did not heat the empty 75 to 84 degrees because I'm worried my plants will die.

How long should I keep this up for? Will waiting for all the ich to die work?




^before I moved all the fish to the tank. The plants are wilting after I raised the temp to 80.

Also, JD is not looking too good. Ever since the infection he has been flashing, refusing to eat, has gone pale, sluggish.

 

[OutbackJack]

Usually, if I think it's ick on a fish or two, I assume all fish have it and treat the whole tank. I've done the whole quarantine thing but from my experience, by the time you get that fish well, the ones in the home tank all are showing signs.

I've never really tried to "cook" the ick out, I just treated daily and did daily water changes.