Do i have super ich?

[duanes]

I had a case a couple years ago that wouldn't react to any medication I tried. I found an old aquatic microbiology book that said ich cannot live at a salt content of 3ppm or higher. If you can get your hands on a salinity moniter, make sure it is at least 3ppm, 2.5 is not enough to irradicate. I also raised the temp to 90'F with tons of aeration, and the ich went away and so far, hasn't been back.
Since seawater is @ 35ppm salinity, most cichlids will tolerate 3 without even flinching.

 

[Nabbig2]

Well, cichlids don't live in the sea. But it's true that salt can cure ich, just make sure it won't kill your fish.

 

[fishdance]

I had a case a couple years ago that wouldn't react to any medication I tried. I found an old aquatic microbiology book that said ich cannot live at a salt content of 3ppm or higher. If you can get your hands on a salinity moniter, make sure it is at least 3ppm, 2.5 is not enough to irradicate. I also raised the temp to 90'F with tons of aeration, and the ich went away and so far, hasn't been back.
Since seawater is @ 35ppm salinity, most cichlids will tolerate 3 without even flinching.

While I agree that salt is good for White Spot, I think your old book is misleading since saltwater fish can suffer from white spot too. I guess its a different species of whitespot ?

 

[duanes]

Yes the salt water version of ich is a totally different organism. Fresh is Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.