Ich in molly/platy/variatus/guppy tank

[Chewyrat77]

Can I use heat alone to kill ich in a tank with the fish listed in the title?  Also have a bristlenose pleco that i can move and two mystery snails that I would like to leave in there. Thoughts??

Also is Ich X snail safe if I decide to go that route?

[ScottieB]

You can heat as an adjunct to treatment but yes, its safe for all your fish and snails. At least in recommended doses according to the manufacturer.

If you move anything they are contaminated and will spread ich to any other tank that shares fish, water, snails, nets, etc. 

Cory has a blog post on using ich x

ttps://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-ich-on-freshwater-fish

[Chewyrat77]

On 2/4/2022 at 12:59 PM, ScottieB said:

You can heat as an adjunct to treatment but yes, its safe for all your fish and snails. At least in recommended doses according to the manufacturer.

If you move anything they are contaminated and will spread ich to any other tank that shares fish, water, snails, nets, etc. 

Cory has a blog post on using ich x

ttps://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/how-to-treat-ich-on-freshwater-fish

Yeah. I'm leaning towards just turning the heat up to around 82 or 83 just to speed the life cycle up and using the ich x. Never used any kind of ich meds in this tank because I have a quarantine tank. My main concern now is my universal rocks that are a grayish color being stained. We'll see

[Colu]

I would treat with ick x for 3 days after you see the last visible spots heat will speed up the Life cycle but it won't get rid of ich on its own you need an ich medication

[quikv6]

I would use the Ick-X. I have used it successfully with livebearers. I didn't go past 81, as I didn't want to introduce too much additional stress to the fish. They already had Ick, and now they are subjected to a med. To me, 81 was enough, and then I treated for 7 days after last visible signs disappaered, just to be sure.

[Chewyrat77]

On 2/5/2022 at 6:52 AM, quikv6 said:

I would use the Ick-X. I have used it successfully with livebearers. I didn't go past 81, as I didn't want to introduce too much additional stress to the fish. They already had Ick, and now they are subjected to a med. To me, 81 was enough, and then I treated for 7 days after last visible signs disappaered, just to be sure.

Ok. I'm currently sitting at just over 80 and normally run at just over 78. 

[lefty o]

a couple degrees higher than normal is ok. im not a big fan of cranking the heat as it can reduce oxygen content of the water which can stress fish that are already in duress from the ick. follow directions on the ick-x, and hope for the best.