AHH ICH!!!!

[Angel Lady]

you are right you dont have to add the salt but I think some salt is good if you dont have scaless fish. i HAVENT USED ANY MEDICINE AT ALL IN ALMOST TWO YEARS IN TREATING ICH put please no table salt I should have said that just starting changing your water. changing the temp. wont hurt them either at 85 it kills off the parasite faster. salt is good for treating parasites I think it is good thing to have in your tank. Just as I said some people would disagree with me on some things that I said but I dont think anyone can disagree with me on the temp. thing I know for a fact it does work and a lot faster than the meds.do

 

[Angel Lady]

i agree with oscar i think it could be living around in your tanks to the one sure way to get ich is a sudden temp. drop that is one way and another way is a picked on fish or you could get it by adding new fish that is the reason why new fish stay in the hospital tank for at least three weeks before they go in my other tanks that I have had for a long time. I wish you all luck in getting rid of the ich and also Do NOT PUT TABLE SALT in your tanks anymore. lol

 

[lilhurleybunny]

Alrighty! Last night i had a bit of an episode when i found out you dont add table salt. So tommarow afterschool im going to start changing the water. The water seems to be staying at 83 degrees right now so its all good .

It is not until the fish get stressed from things like being picked on

. I think this is the case with my fish. The Gouramis have been chasing each other around and I have now loearned that you really shoudlnt keep two together. After this ich bout we are taking one of the gouramis back to the pet store or we're giving it to my school since i noticed there is a tank in the guidance office but it didnt have fish in it because im assuming they are cycling (did my heart good to see that ).

If any of you know a better solution for my fighting gouramis please feel free to comment. To you other guys who have helped with my ich problem you dont know how greatful I am!! Thank you very much!!!

 

[lilhurleybunny]

Last night I did a little scheme and kept my temperatuu=re up around 81 degrees which i was very proud of. But i looked at frodo when i woke up this morning and guess what!! HIS ICH IS CLEARING!!! .

I'm going to do a water change tonight and keep up my heating plan . Also, I went to my guidence counseler and sure enough they dont have a fish and she was so thrilled that i wante dto give her one!! So I'm going to take Samwise in tommarow since i dont want to give her Frodo since hes sick. I'm quite happy about this because they have been really going at it.

Things seem to be looking up!! Now whenever i get Ich, thanks to you guys i'll know what to do!!! You dont know how glad i am that i had you help!!! Thanks very much!!!!!!!! Over and Over!!!