Oscar going through short bouts of ich

[squidyboy0]

My Oscar once had a few, I'd say around 15 white ich bumps, I treated with "super ich cure" (lol) and raised the temp to 86. And it cleared up, then a week later it returned to a lesser extent and went by itself. Now it is back and I'm more worried than ever because even though it is just a few white spots, my Oscar cut himself on the head and side of the body. What should I do?
Some pics:

*** UPDATE*** by the time I finished typing my "essay" the white spots rid them self from last night. Now the question is how to prevent this in the future.


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[macframalama]

looks like hith to me g

 

[trace]

No it's just a scrape and once the ich is fully gone quarantine all fish that get added. If the ich returns there is a sticky that shows how to treat ich with heat and salt


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[Falazo]

Of all the cichlids I've kept Oscars seem to be the quite clumsy at times compared to other fish. I try to not to put sharp rocks in the tank for that reason. Looks like it will heal up good.

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[squidyboy0]

Thanks for all the advice guys


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[Slippery K]

Try 1tbsp of aquarium salt per every 5gal, then turn the heat up to 85. Let it run for about 3 weeks after the white spots disappear. That should kill any remaining ich in your tank. Also the salt will help with the healing process of his cuts/scrapes. Also doubleing your water change schedual would help too.

 

[Azedenkae]

Sounds like you're not treating the disease fully enough, and so it's relapsing. Keep up the treatment for a week after you are sure the ich is gone, so that well, you're sure it's gone for certain.

 

[Slippery K]

Sounds like you're not treating the disease fully enough, and so it's relapsing. Keep up the treatment for a week after you are sure the ich is gone, so that well, you're sure it's gone for certain.

1 week after the spots have disappeard isnt long enough. The ich life cycle is somewhere around 3 weeks. And they react to meds once they form into the free swimming parasite stage.