One proven way to treat ich/ick

[wetfish]

sorry about the multiple postings(can't edit). I've only had the mollies for about 10 days and the other aquarium would have been potentially exposed sometime during that time frame.

 

[scubasteve06]

Well in my new tank almost freshly cycled one of the new inhabitants decided to bring some ich in. Started the slow temperature rise from 79-80 to 84-85 and added 4 teaspoons of aqaurium salt per gallon. I have been medicating for 2 days already do think this will help any in speeding the ich's life cycle? As of today have quit medicating the tank, just raising the heat and adding salt. How many times do I add the salt besides from what I put in earlier? Hopefully in 10 days my tank will be rid of ich!!!

 

[guppy]

Once you have added the reccomended ammount of salt stop adding anymore unless you do a water change, the salt level will not go down until you do. If you do a water change only replace the salt that is removed with the water.

 

[guppy]

Do you think this molly has ich? What worries me is that I've noticed weird pooping with the mollies. It is light in color and tends to stick to them(particularly the one in the pic) for lond periods of time. I don't think the poop is a worm because I saw one come out and the danios immediatly broke it into pieces. He is in the tank with a few other mollies and zebra danios. They are in about 65 gallons of water. The mollies and danios are being used to cycle the tank(I didn't think mollies were a good choice to cycle, but my dad wanted them after the cycling).

How easily does ich transer? Before I realized this might be ich I had messed with another aquarium at the same time as this one. Doing things like moving gravel to the cycling tank. I don't think the fish in the other aquarium(a 20 gal) have shown any signs of ich. Should i do something as a preventative?

I started the heat and salt(2 teaspoons per gal) treatment yesterday. I'm gradually raising the water temp to 88(maybe 86). The rest of the salt is going to be added gradually before I go to bed.

The spots could quite easily be ich, the salt and heat treatment won't hurt mollies even if it is not. They actually like a slightly brackish environment.
The whitish poop is probably a protozoal infection like hexamita, it is very common. In most cases this is a long term sublethal infection. To treat it use metronidazole, best added to food. There are several sources and brands available. Gel-tech make a good food additive for this.

 

[scubasteve06]

I added salt per what you said guppy, raised the heat from 79-80 slowly 36 hours later its at 87-88. As to what I said about using the meds for the past 4 days and the heat being at 80 the time the meds were applied, speed the ich's life cycle up any, little, or even at all? thanks

 

[scubasteve06]

Been 5 days on salt/heat/ and 2 days of meds and a big flake of ich on my synodontis is looking like its hanging on for dear life as its about to fall of. So I guess I still have about 7-8 more days of treatment to make sure to rid it all for good. THANKS GUPPY! Your a lifesaver!

 

[CHOX]

This thread is great. I just noticed some small white dots on my Electric Blue, which look like salt, thats the best comparison I can think of. So I raised the temp up. I noticed that him and my Acei had itched themselves on the gravel a couple of times.

 

[1commander]

I've got an american eel and wanted to know a few things. Can someone help me out here?

First, can American Eel's GET Ick?
Secondly, can they withstand this treatment? (temp, salt?)
I have seen some white dots floating around my tank and suspect that ick might be present, although there are very few dots on the eel itself.

 

[BichirAddict]

Guppy this sticky has my ropefish fight back with great success thanks.
I started this method about 5 hours ago and the ick is already disappering.
I am so glad I came to MFK

 

[boledle]

Heres another Ick question for this thread...
I just had a total wipeout of my 5gallon tank because of Ick.

Should I start the entire tank over and cycle it again OR will the Ick die off with no fish in the tank?
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the parasites that cause ick need a fish host. when you're treating ick you're actually treating the tank, not the fish. the eggs hatch at the bottom of the tank and then they swim around looking for fish hosts. if they don't find any they die. so not having fish in the tank for 14 or more days should kill them all off.