One proven way to treat ich/ick

[attackfish21]

I was told by a couple of people that the ich doesnt drop off the fish, I was certain it did, and they told me where ever I got that info was stupid and wrong. Now I have read this, and again have my suspicions answered by GUPPY telling the life cycle of the parasite.

I feel a lot better knowing that I was right.... I am right, right?

The ich DOES infact fall of the fish, and that is how the whole tank can become infected... ?

I just need to double check for my sanity!!! Thanks!!

 

[ChileRelleno]

I was told by a couple of people that the ich doesnt drop off the fish, I was certain it did, and they told me where ever I got that info was stupid and wrong. Now I have read this, and again have my suspicions answered by GUPPY telling the life cycle of the parasite.

I feel a lot better knowing that I was right.... I am right, right?

The ich DOES infact fall of the fish, and that is how the whole tank can become infected... ?

I just need to double check for my sanity!!! Thanks!!

You are for the most part correct.
In Ich's normal life cycle, some does indeed drop off the fish as it goes from Trophont to Tomont stages.

However, please realize that ICH like everything else in the world has it's exceptions, however rare.
There has been cases where ICH has been able to complete its full life cycle under the fishes slimecoat/skin, rendering it for all intents untreatable.

There are also cases where ICH has survived salt as high as five (5) tablespoon per five (5) gallons. (Not sure as to what this dosage equaled when measured in 'ppm' or 'specific gravity'.)
There is one (That I know of.) reported and documented case where ICH survived temps beyond 87'-88'f.
These are rare exceptions, not the norm.

Thankfully there are no known strains which can survive both, heat & salt, combined. Add in a non toxic remedy such as Ich-Attack, and Ich is dead, dead, dead.

 

[killerg305]

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[jerzyperson]

would this method work with uruguayan f1 fry and catfish, such as syno's, pims, and a tsn? i just spotted the beginning of ich and i don't want it to spread, so i need to stop it fast.

 

[m1ste2tea]

quite happy with this salt/heat treatment, had my first victory over ick that my tiger oscar had developed not long ago. I treated him as soon as I saw a spot on his fin. I put him into the hospital tank where it is dark, put at least 1tsp of salt per gallon and slowly increased the temp to 90 in one day. I changed half of the water twice a day and voila! no spots and the oscar is happy as ever.

 

[iravia]

I wouldn't. Water softener salt isn't the same thing, there's actually 3 different kinds. Just go to WalMart and get the Pickling Salt in a green box. It's $1.25/box and dosed at 2 TBS/5 gal will treat a 250 g tank (don't ask me how I know).

Can someone explain to me why we can't use water softening? A 40 lbs bag at homedepot costs about 5 bucks and can last you a whole year or more. Up to 99.6 % pure salt. What other .04% of chemicals that are so bad that you can't use this?

Here is a link of the salt at homedepot:

http://www.homedepot.com/Diamond-Cr...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

 

[alexmuw]

You can use water softener salt for tanks; he doesn't know what he's talking about.

API Aquarium Salt is rock salt, aka 100% Sodium Chloride (NaCl)
Don't believe me? Here's the API MSDS sheet that STATES it's NaCl:
http://cms.marsfishcare.com/files/msds/aquarium_salt_122309.pdf

If you still think 0.4% impurities is still too dangerous, you can buy rock salt from the grocery store (which is 100% NaCl).

I just started using Mortons water softener salt, and it's 99.5% NaCl (the small impurities is negligible, it's evaporated sea salt; I haven't heard of anyone who has died from drinking softened water).

Morton's site even states:

/) Which Morton products can be added directly to a koi pond or fresh water?

When salt supplementation is advised, Morton recommends using Morton® White Crystal® Solar Salt or Morton® Canning and Pickling Salt for fish ponds and fresh water aquariums, as these products do not contain additives. Note that it may be advisable to make a solution from the salt before adding it to the pond or aquarium. Please see your fish expert or veterinarian for the proper use of salt in a pond or aquarium.

http://www.mortonsalt.com/faqs/index.html#q8



ANYWAYS, Heat + Salt treatment ForTheWin!!!!

 

[lychan]

I was wondering if i do the same treatment for my redtail catfish and my shovelnose catfish? If you could give some suggestions that would be great. White spots just appeared on their entire body even their eyes today out of the blue and they refuse to eat as well.

 

[lychan]

Yes my catfish have white spots all over their bodies even all atound their eyes. It just happened all of a sudden. I am not for sure what to do for it. I have raised the temp of my tank to 80 degrees and added 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per 1 gallon of water. I hope that is okay I am not for sure if that is right. Could you let me know if that was good or bad? Thank You!!!

 

[dee_nice83]

New to the forum and also to the hobby. Here is a pic of my Pleco and questioning if this is Ick.

Pleco has been in the 29g tank for about 2 weeks and just notice the spots yesterday. So i went ahead and did a 100% w/c right away. Took out all decors and rinsed the gravel thoroughly. Tank is at a constant 82 but i raised it last night to 86. I have a senegalus and a white cloud in the tank but no signs of spots.