:( my 15G is DOWN, I HATE ICH

[scottlocks]

my 15G is DOWN I SAY DOWN! there was a ich out brake in my 15G and i dident put the stuff in on time, and i lost most of the fish, im bummed out. i took the fish that surrvived and put them in my 20G(that was 1 otto and 2 platys). the 15 i took out all the water, and cleaned everything, i am puting the tank back together over this week bacause im on spring brake(one week). so im realy bummed out, bummed out so much. *SUNSMILE**SUNSMILE* but on the bright side, i have a new filter for the 20G it is the EHEIM Ecco 2232, i love it! it is so quiet! quieter than the aqua ball. so now the 15 has the aqua ball once i clean it out and the 20G had the 2232 from EHEIM. c ya!

 

[radmobile]

you might have just transfered the ich into the 20 gal. Next time just medicate the infected tank.

 

[scottlocks]

ok. when i moved them, they where treated and the 20G was under treatment for ich to. so it dident matter. i use salt and super ich. the 20G is doing good so far. and the 15G all i need to do is clean aqua ball, clean gravel once more and fill the tank with water.

 

[radmobile]

gotch I didn't know you were treating the 20 as well.

 

[scottlocks]

dont worry that one was my bad. i forgot to post that

 

[homebunnyj]

You're using salt plus an ich med? I am pretty sure that's a bad idea. You should pick one or the other.

 

[scottlocks]

ok. the stuff on the thing said to use salt to. but i wont than.

 

[homebunnyj]

The med package said to use salt too? Interesting... like a pinch or two? I assumed you were adding the amount of salt that is normally used to treat ich, which is a bunch. Of course you should follow directions.

I'm curious, now... what is the full name of the product you have? I'd like to look at it online.

 

[scottlocks]

Aip

it is the "AIP Super ick cure"

 

[Lotus]

The directions are here: Technical Reference Sheet for Super Ick Cureâ„¢ Liquid - API
I see nothing about adding salt.

Malachite green tends to be fairly rough on fish, especially scaleless fish and tetras.

 

[scottlocks]

ya thats why i added salt bacause my 20G mostly has tetras

 

[unwritten law]

sounds like you keep changing your story and you dont really know what your doing... like when you moved fish from an ich tank to a clean tank...

 

[bmoraski]

The directions are here: Technical Reference Sheet for Super Ick Cureâ„¢ Liquid - API
I see nothing about adding salt.

Malachite green tends to be fairly rough on fish, especially scaleless fish and tetras.

ya and i noticed that it can stain some things too
curious how successful salt and heat as a treatment in your experience ?
if and when ick appears i want to be ready

 

[Lotus]

My personal method for treating ich is to use CopperSafe. I always quarantine all my fish and treat in the quarantine tank, if necessary. I add 1/4 dose every 4 hours, checking for an adverse reaction. I've not lost a fish to ich since using this method.

 

[bmoraski]

My personal method for treating ich is to use CopperSafe. I always quarantine all my fish and treat in the quarantine tank, if necessary. I add 1/4 dose every 4 hours, checking for an adverse reaction. I've not lost a fish to ich since using this method.

Thank you for the input

 

[homebunnyj]

ya thats why i added salt bacause my 20G mostly has tetras

I don't understand why having tetras would make you want to add salt...??

 

[scottlocks]

to make the tetras at ez, thats why i add salt. my tank has mostly tetras.

 

[emmanuelchavez]

ya and i noticed that it can stain some things too
curious how successful salt and heat as a treatment in your experience ?
if and when ick appears i want to be ready

I haven't used meds for ich, but that's because I've only had an outbreak once, and it went away before I could take the time to go buy meds.

All I did was crank up my heat to about 82/84 and within a couple of days, the ich disappeared off of my fish. I left it at that temp for just over a week to make sure the ich was completely dead. Haven't seen it since then.

 

[bmoraski]

Thanks emm
i hope i dont have to deal with for a long time ! LOL