(HELP) Ich, will it go away itself? no chemicals or meds?

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

I recently bought a green terror and it has ich. It is minor though. 1 or 2 spots scratches every now and then. Will it go away itself without chemicals and meds? If I turn the temp up a bit will it go away no problem? I've been researching this question all day and there is no answer hopefully you guys will have one.

 

[kamikaziechameleon]

You want it out of your tank, if you don't treat it one day it will return when you miss a water change and potentially claim some lives. If you are adverse to chemical treatments typically warming your tank to 86 degrees and leaving it there for 7 days will kill it. There are two prominent forms of the ich parasite. one form(the most common) dies at 86 degrees, the other form dies at 90. I doubt your fish would handle a 90 degree spike very well, but I don't know terrors very well.

 

[MonitorSpiderCichlid]

You want it out of your tank, if you don't treat it one day it will return when you miss a water change and potentially claim some lives. If you are adverse to chemical treatments typically warming your tank to 86 degrees and leaving it there for 7 days will kill it. There are two prominent forms of the ich parasite. one form(the most common) dies at 86 degrees, the other form dies at 90. I doubt your fish would handle a 90 degree spike very well, but I don't know terrors very well.

I just turned it up to 88 degrees hopefully that will do. so your saying if I turn up the temp all the ich will be gone?

 

[Tayler]

Just go buy something to get rid of the ick.

 

[danny2875]

Raise the temp by 2 degree increments daily until you reach 88-90 degrees. The ich cannot survive in that temp and will die. Also some salt. Thats all u need.Keep that temp for no more than a week. You should be fine after that.

 

[fishwhisperer]

no chemical!!! it will just stain ur silicone blue!!!! just raise the te
mp!!!

 

[anarekist]

add salt? does stress coat matter?

 

[Madness]

Water changes, increase temp, add some salt. Youll be fine. But you need to clean the water, so change some of it.

 

[fishman09]

quick cure is the way to go if you want it gone. but add salt and turn the temp up should also do the trick

 

[Armand]

Raise the temp by 2 degree increments daily until you reach 88-90 degrees. The ich cannot survive in that temp and will die. Also some salt. Thats all u need.Keep that temp for no more than a week. You should be fine after that.

I agree.


I also have used malachite green to treat the Ich and it doesnt stain the plastic parts of the tank. With the Thermoterapy your fish should be fine within a week tho.