ICK!!!!!!! HELP!!!

[Polyptasaurus]

HELPPPPPP!

I spotted some ick on one of my clown loaches today. Took another look and my baby green and gold severums have it as well. I caught it early so its not bad yet.

The problem however... is that I have a Fire Eel, so I cant get ick solution from the store because it kills eels. I was told to raise the temp and add salt daily.

WHAT DO I DO!?

 

[rasa92re]

ACT NOW. I lost my 3'' RTC to ick last week. What saved my baby Oscar from Ick was raising my tank temp to 86 for 5 days and adding salt. For tropical fish with scales, add 1 tablespoon /5 gallons. Now he's fine, so it worked.

 

[Polyptasaurus]

yeah i started raising it already and added salt, any other tips?

 

[rasa92re]

With the eel there, I cant tell you much more sorry. good luck

 

[Polyptasaurus]

 

[JakeH]

CopperSafe did great things for my tank & the label just says
"Remove invertebrates from tank. CopperSafe may be harmful to plants and some snails."
Eels aren't inverts, are they?

 

[Dmaan.]

just jack up your heat and do water changes.

 

[EmilyMarie85]

Turn heat up, add the salt and do the water changes - 25% once every 2 days or so

 

[Polyptasaurus]

ughhhhh... i cant believe i have ICK!

 

[bluehairman]

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It's okay. Ich is easily cured. No medication required.