Eviltoon
New Member
first off apologies, I may have posted this in the wrong place a while ago...I think I will post here. Hoping for some help.
I've had a major Ick infestation tha wiped out just over 1/2 my fish.
I've added the Victoria Green Ick medication and I treated the tank for 8 days. Then I stopped with the medication and thought all was well. About 2 days latter I saw the water go cloudy again and soon after white spots hit the fish again. I then put all fish into a first aid tank (newly bought...yes I know I should have had one earlier
) . The fish now appear fine in the first aid tank and I am obsessively cleaning out the original tank.
I have emptied all water, rinsed and scrubbed the tank and let hot shower water run over the tank for about 15 minutes
I have soaked all plastic plants, gravel and rocks in a very high salt solution which was origianlly boiling water for about a day now.
I am very concerned about the gravel. Does anyone know if boiling water will kill the eggs stage??? I cannot imagine anything surviving boiling water but would like to know before I get my tank going again and starting the process of maturing the enviromnent before reintroducing the fish. I have rinsed the gravel, boiled the heck out of it and it looks clean...but these parasites are small.
I was planning to keep the fish in the first aid tank for about 7 more days to make sure all is well.
My basic question is how can I ensure the Ick is not coming back as soon as I put the fish back.
Any help would be great. Thank you
I've had a major Ick infestation tha wiped out just over 1/2 my fish.
I've added the Victoria Green Ick medication and I treated the tank for 8 days. Then I stopped with the medication and thought all was well. About 2 days latter I saw the water go cloudy again and soon after white spots hit the fish again. I then put all fish into a first aid tank (newly bought...yes I know I should have had one earlier
I have emptied all water, rinsed and scrubbed the tank and let hot shower water run over the tank for about 15 minutes
I have soaked all plastic plants, gravel and rocks in a very high salt solution which was origianlly boiling water for about a day now.
I am very concerned about the gravel. Does anyone know if boiling water will kill the eggs stage??? I cannot imagine anything surviving boiling water but would like to know before I get my tank going again and starting the process of maturing the enviromnent before reintroducing the fish. I have rinsed the gravel, boiled the heck out of it and it looks clean...but these parasites are small.
I was planning to keep the fish in the first aid tank for about 7 more days to make sure all is well.
My basic question is how can I ensure the Ick is not coming back as soon as I put the fish back.
Any help would be great. Thank you