Can I put her back in the tank?

[L!NUS]

I took my big female guppy out of my tank on Sunday due to Ick. I've been treating her in a bucket for the last few days with QuICK Cure. As of yesterday everything has cleared up.

Can I put her back in the tank and just keep a close eye on her? Or should I wait?

 

[Lupin]

I think that you should have treated the rest of your fish in contact with that fish as the parasites would have lingered in your other fish already.


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[livebearerfreak]

yup, should have treated the rest of your tank... most likely the ick will come back.

 

[L!NUS]

^ That's the fun part. I have shrimp, snails, and plants. That means no medicine or salt! I know, it sucks.

I've been keeping a close eye on the tank.

 

[livebearerfreak]

raise the temp up to 82-84, do daily water changes for a week.. should be fine after..

 

[tomomothy]

Id give it at least 2 weeks. Parasite sticks around even after the symptoms go away due to the different life stages of the parasite

 

[Miguel]

raise the temp up to 82-84, do daily water changes for a week.. should be fine after..

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[Miguel]

Id give it at least 2 weeks. Parasite sticks around even after the symptoms go away due to the different life stages of the parasite

Ick is allwys present ( at least in a great majority of systems ).

It shows itself, as with most diseases when fish are stressed fir any reason.

 

[L!NUS]

Ok, thanks guys. Tank has been running at 84 for the last 2 weeks, and I have been doing water changes (most recently Monday).

So i'm confused. Put her back in, or keep her in the bucket? I don't want her to get stressed from the bucket.

 

[Miguel]

Put her back in, if no signs of ick remain. As said ick is present, but does badly with higher temps.