how to cure ick?

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
yay for 12 yr olds.
I just dont like your advice, telling him that it will disappear in less than 7 days if he does your salt method. I just said you were giving him advice that wouldn't give him any good results since, like you pointed out again, his tank is at 70 degrees. Your salt wouldn't do a thing
 
salted the main tank ( took out the infected fish ) and i put the infected fish in a 2.5 gallon ( 3 ballon mollys ) into the 2.5 medicated with just an airater
 
Eeek... livebearer, I would say you're on a good start, definitely treat the main tank because thats where the ich occured, along with your hospital tank. If you could really sneak in a heater.. it would benefit you and your fishies!

You need to be careful with just having a bubbler in your 2.5 gallon, what meds are you using other then salt?? Some meds can decrease the oxygen in a tank, and a bubbler sometimes isn't enough!
 
quick cure, has 2 active ingredients in it thats good i think, malachite and some other one. my granny nows what a heater is so thats a no go on that, im hoping this works!!!! so how long should i leave the fishes in the hospital tank?? i kinda extra dosed on the salt on the main tank. right now the 2.5 is on my computer tower and hoping that will kinda keep the 2.5 warm
 
Formalin and Malachite Green are often used in conjunction with one another. The two chemicals are said to have a synergistic effect when combined, having a greater impact together than either one by itself. Products include Rid-Ich+® by Kordon, Quick Cure® by Aquarium Products, Cure-Ick® by Aquarium Products, Ick Guard® by Jungle, and Formalite I® by Aquatronics. This combination of chemicals is probably the most common choice for treating ich.
thats what it says on quick cure
 
Even if you cure these fish, your still going to be keeping your tank at room temp, and the problem will just keep coming back. You can't just treat a disease without fixing the original cause.
 
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