Fish experts? Please help. Ich problem

[jeaninel]

Too bad you didn't post a pic of the infected fish. Are you sure it was ich?

 

[tomojsg]

Unfortunately my orange oranda passed away this morning and he still had the gill holes. I've never had a fish die like this before so I'm a bit freaked out and not sure what to do with the tank and my other fish who appears ich free and happily swimming around.


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imo i think it was parasites...

 

[DDK]

is most likely to die from the ick then to survive at all... and fyi water can be aerated multiple ways...

If you get rid of what is stressing them out then the fishes chances of survival are greater than any medication thrown into the tank. Fish have immune systems and once the fish is stress free is when it actually works and fights back. Even if the medication works then it's only a matter of time before a relapse. A stress free fish is a healthy fish and a stressed fish is a dead fish. I'm pretty positive that op didn't add any air stones while having the temp bumped up which causes the fish to breath harder which also stresses them out.

But sorry to hear about your fish passing, it really sucks but it happens in the hobby. Best wishes to the one you have left