Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) I just ordered a new master test kit and should arrive today. In the meantime, I think i woke up this morning with Ich in my planted Ram tank. 😔 turned temp up Anything else I can do without Ich-x on hand? I do have trio but don’t think that’s applicable I’ve never had ich in a tank before Help? I’ll add water parameters as soon as I can Edited January 23, 2021 by Melissa Ann Add photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Did a water change last night. FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 If you dont have ich x on hand paraclense may work too. Paraclense is a medicine for all parasitic ilnesses. All though ich x would work better, so I would suggest if you can go out and get the ichx. But if you can't because you have the med trio on hand do paraclense. If you have a QT Tank you can move the infected fish into the QT Tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Also when I treated for ich, I treated every day even though the package told me not to. I would suggest to do that. I did: 1st and 2nd day treatment 3rd day waterchange and treatment 4th day treatment 5th day waterchange and treament 6th day treatment 7th day complete 🙂 Edited January 23, 2021 by James Black 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks @James Black! Was hoping you, Daniel or Brandy would see this. I think I do have paracleanse on hand. Go get Ich-X too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Just now, Melissa Ann said: Thanks @James Black! Was hoping you, Daniel or Brandy would see this. I think I do have paracleanse on hand. Go get Ich-X too? if you can get ich x then forget about paraclense. Do paraclense if you cant get ich x. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Well I don’t have ParaCleanse on hand. Will anything here help while I go get some. I’m a ways from town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Anything that treats for parastic infections, API General Cure would work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks so much for your help. I’ll dose the tank with General Cure for now. Just checked and everyone is out of stock near me. ?? Ugh. I just ordered API Ich-x through Amazon for delivery tomorrow. Freaking out. Have never dealt with ich before. Doesn’t it kill quickly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) I just looked it up general cure will not have any effect of ich ich x or API super ick cure will work well Edited January 23, 2021 by Colu Miss spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 thanks @Colu - was just reading up on that. Will use a parasite med until Ich-x med comes. Will adding a little aquarium salt today kill my plants? Thank you so much. Raised heat since the Rams and Tetras can handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Depending on how much salt your are planning on use I would rise the temperature till you get your ich med and add a small amount of salt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 @Melissa Ann it depends how much salt. The amount of salt you would need to kill the ich will kill the plants. The heat will also help with ich. But keep in mind the warmer the water the less oxygen. I would suggest to put in a airstone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thx again. Will do. 👍🏻🙏🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 One of my beautiful cardinals lost the battle today unfortunately. Treated with API ich med today as soon as I got it. So worried about my sweet rams. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Ich can kill in a matter of days you just have to keep going with the meds it might take a couple of days before you see any improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Ann Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) I’m so scared I caught it too late but temp up and following your med advice. Thanks so much @colu Seriously. Edited January 25, 2021 by Melissa Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Hopefully the meds work and they start to get better in the next couple of days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Manifesto Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I have successfully treated Ich with just salt and temp. Stress is what will kill the fish the fastest right now, so take things slowly. I raised my tank to 85F+, do this slowly though, I did mine in 2-3degree increments. I also added salt, SLOWLY! adding a ton of salt all at once is not good in my opinion. Also adding an Airstone is very important as raising temps also reduces O2. Gravel vacuuming can help too, because the ICH will fall off and land in the gravel till it hatches and looks for another host. The idea is that the heat and salt kill the hatchlings, and therefore stop the spread. When you do change water, make sure the water has salt in it and is up to temp. Don't need any salinity or temp swings while this is happening. Also, after all signs of ICH are gone, i'd keep the routine up for at least another 7-10 days before bringing things back to normal. I can say in my experience, ICH-X is by far the easiest thing to do, if you can get it. Its simple to use and works very well in my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now