I've Got Ick

[twodoctors]

Well, I haven't but my fishes have. I think it came from one of the fishes I bought recently and my lack of maintenance because of exams.

Anyway I have loaches in the tank. I'm still not sure how much medicine I need. Some say 50% dose. Some say 100% is fine. Also how hot should I turn the heat up to? I would be treating the small tank as well as I have been moving things between tank recently. Do I need to reduce dose for corys and shrimps well?

Thanks.

Adrian

 

[This Old Spouse]

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[karin]

The above link is interesting. I have a link in my signature that I used.

I used a full strength, full dose, full term formalin/malachite green (Quick Cure in the US) and the shrimp, corys and plecos tolerated it. I also raised temps to 30C and increase aeration.

I wish the moderaters would pin an article on ich and ich treatment!!!!! (That is for the mods not you OP)

 

[twodoctors]

So it is safe to cook the fishes at 30oC and full dose for the bottom dwellers that I have?

 

[scvrs]

Well, I haven't but my fishes have. I think it came from one of the fishes I bought recently and my lack of maintenance because of exams.

Anyway I have loaches in the tank. I'm still not sure how much medicine I need. Some say 50% dose. Some say 100% is fine. Also how hot should I turn the heat up to? I would be treating the small tank as well as I have been moving things between tank recently. Do I need to reduce dose for corys and shrimps well?

Thanks.

Adrian

I used some white spot treatment from my LFS and just followed the guidelines on the bottle i believe it was interpet. I turned the temp up to about 30 and added an airstone as the meds are rumoured to strip oxygen from the water.

 

[This Old Spouse]

That's a little scary for me. I just raised the temp a couple of degrees above what it had been, and dosed at 50% because of the corys and pleco. It still took care of the ich.

 

[twodoctors]

Thanks.

I am lucky (or my fishes are) as I spotted the white spot this morning out of the blue. I do admire them when I can but I wasn't looking for ick. Only noticed one of them have 1 spot on its tail, which led me to look at other fishes. Alas they all have 1 spot (only).

Did a big water change and took all the plants and rocks and wood out. Two zebra loaches was hiding in the wood and unfortunately was out of water for a couple of minutes. Only realised they were there when they fell out of the wood onto the decking in the garden (where I left the wood to dry). Fortunately they are still alive and returned to their normal colour.

My wife bought the med, King British. Using 50% dose. Temp up to 28oC as a compromise. I'll change water again after a few days and see... hopefully I will have no casualty.

I'm medicating the plant separately. Can't be a$$ed to replant them yet as I will be vacuuming the gravel properly and regularly for the next few water change. I can do without ick attack again to be honest.

Adrian

 

[twodoctors]

Just an update.

I did a 60% water change, vacuum the sand/gravel, used 1/2 dose and turn the temp up to 28C last Thursday. Did another water change on Monday. The white spots have certainly gone the last time I checked. I think I'll use another dose when I do my last water change on Thursday or Friday. The loaches are all fine, even the two which were out of water for a few minutes! The pleco is fine as well.

Thanks for all the advice.

Adrian