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  1. S

    Betta and Super Ick Cure

    Hi, I'm a little new to this. I recently cycled a ten gallon Betta tank, (0ppm Ammonia, 0ppm Nitrites, 10-15 ppm Nitrates) after a water change, I added some Neon Tetras to it. Well, all the tetras got stressed and developed Ich. After I noticed it, I immediately bought some Super Ick Cure...
  2. J

    Goldfish Ich

    Hi! iā€™m not quite sure if this is where iā€™d make this post, but iā€™m new so please bare with me. I have two comet goldfish named poppy & johns ā€” iā€™ve had poppy the longest and my in laws purchased johns about a week ago, at the time i was unable to quarantine him. so decided it would probably be...
  3. E

    Maybe Ich, maybe not???

    I have a goldfish (Hope) and 10 days ago I noticed that she had some white spots on her. I noticed this a couple hours after adding 6 new smaller goldfish to the tank. The next day I went and got API Ich medication and started treatment. I went through the entire process twice over the course of...
  4. N

    How to cure Ich without killing beneficial bacteria

    Hi everyone, I have a case of ich in my tank. Just wondering what the best treatment for it would be. I have melafix and Pimafix, but Iā€™m wondering if those are strong enough. Iā€™m also nervous about killing off my beneficial bacteria because I donā€™t want to have to cycle my tank again. Also...
  5. back2thelotus

    Does my platy have ich? Please help!

    Hi, As mentioned in the title of this thread, Iā€™m wondering if my platy has ich. About a week ago I noticed that the fish didnā€™t seem to be pooping, and seemed very lethargic. I fasted the tank for a day and fed peas afterwards. Then she seemed to perk up. Then, unfortunately she started to...
  6. Juliak

    Ich Medication safe for peacock eel and kuhli loaches

    Hi, I have a 55 gallon planted aquarium that has been set up for about two years now, I recently bought new kuhli loaches for my LFS and unfortunately didn't quarantine them.??ā€ā™€ļø I now have ich and it is starting to spread among my other fish... here is my stocking: 55 gallon planted: 3...
  7. T

    Ich in tank!!!!

    Hello all, Iā€™m a new fish keeper and I believe I have an ich problem with my fish in my tank everything has ran smoothly to this point, but today I noticed some spots on my Severum and Oscar, and rainbow fish. Iā€™ve read just about everywhere and watched every video there is to try and treat this...
  8. O

    Balloon molly blurry white spots - Help

    Hi all, few of my balloon mollies are showing white spots on fins, and one of them is breathing heavily and mostly sitting at the bottom of the tank. so far i did 70% water change, started treatment with waterlife protozin for ich and raised water temperature to 26 C. i have this tank running...
  9. S

    Freshwater dip for ich?

    Hello, I recently Started suspecting that my tank got infected with ich. I lost two fish so far.ā€¦ A domino damsel died a week ago, and today I lost my six line wrasse. both of them showed very different symptoms, for example the damselfish started turning white on his forehead and was barely...
  10. R

    Help me please

    Hi I donā€™t know if Iā€™m in the right forum sorry if I am in the wrong one ! I just want to know about medications...I have ich in my tank and Iā€™ve been using blue planet ich treatment but itā€™s not working can I switch to a different medication like blue planet multi cure or will that do something...
  11. Brad G

    Fish with ich/ick

    I have a 20 gallon tank the has quite a few plants. I put API Super ick cure in 5 days ago. Iā€™m starting my 2nd round of treatment because my fish still have the white spots 1 of them are actually getting worse . I took out the carbon filter but left in the ammonia filter. Should I take that off...
  12. H

    White spots on Guorami for the last month?

    Hello, I just bought a powder blue dwarf guorami a month ago. The day after I put her in the quarantine tank 4 white specks appeared. Iā€™ve treating her steady with Paraguard (didnā€™t work), imagitarium parasite remedy, and currently ick-attack. In the one month I have only seen one speck...
  13. Brad G

    Feeding fish with ick

    Hello I noticed a few of my fish have Ick/Ich. I just started the treatment tonight and was wondering if I should feed my fish. I usually feed them in the morning but I took all my invertebrates and carbon filter out. I was wondering should I still feed them like normal or wait the 4 days till...
  14. P

    Ich, Tail Rot and water changes

    Hi, I'm new to the hobby. I currently have living in my 20 gallon hexagaon tank: 3 gourami, 2 zebra loaches, 2 guppies, 5 tetras, 1 snail, maybe 2 shrimp but they're hard to find. So I have Ich in my tank and it's on everyone except the loaches. One of the guppies presented with tail rot today...
  15. Laurelp

    Ich on gourami?

    I have a 60 gallon with 2 gourami (flame and powder blue), 4 angels, 6 white skirt tetras, 6 harlequins, and 3 corys. My flame gourami has had these same white spots for about 4 days- not getting better or worse. Just on the one side shown in pic. Is it ich?? TY! Laurel
  16. Irishrover

    Ich-X vs beneficial bacteria

    Hello. I have a 125 gallon freshwater tank and have noticed a couple of my fish have come down with ich. I am running a FX6 canister filter on this tank and also have some plants in the tank. I am planning on using ich-x to treat but will that hurt my beneficial bacteria? I know I have to remove...
  17. france is pain

    malachite green not changing tank waterā€™s color?

    I have a fish with in in my tank, and Iā€™ve been using ich-x (which has malachite green) to treat it, but for some reason the water isnā€™t staying blue. Itā€™s just disappearing. Iā€™ve been using the correct dosage, and took out the activated charcoal in my filter. The ich doesnā€™t appear to be...
  18. Loring

    Possible Ich outbreak?

    Hello everyone, wondering if anyone can help me identify if this is Ich on my new fish. i purchased some new fish yesterday: 10 Neon Tetra 6 Glowlight Tetra 6 Lemon Tetra 4 Albino Cory Upon coming home and putting them in the tank (drip acclimated for an hour) I had to shoot off and returned...
  19. K

    The dreaded Ick!

    I have enclosed a picture of my sword I think is starting to have Ick. There is only 1 white spot on the very end of her tail & no spots on any of the other fish. I just got this & another matching sword almost a week ago. I know it is best to put them in a separate tank & quarantine for the...
  20. Circus

    Ich Outbreak

    I have an outbreak of Ich in one of my tanks. I have 9 cardinal tetra (all of whom seem to be affected) 9 Ember Tetra (none infected) 15 Pygmy Corys (none infected) and a BN pleco. 2 devil snails and 1 Mystery Snail. Can I safely treat the whole tank with salt?
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