ICK ON MY GULPER
- Thread starter badgerboy
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82F water, very low nitrates (0-20ppm), and time. If he's eating alright, and there's no extra reason for stress, he should overcome the problem on his own given the proper conditions.
On straight heat, I have usually seen 86F+, although 87-90F is what I've used.
86F is the temp studies have found will kill ich using just heat, but I like to err a bit in case there is a cool spot in the tank or the thermostat is off. Add aearation and watch the fish behavior as oxygen levels will go down. If you see lots of gill movement or it staying at the surface it may not be handling the temps well or the aeration is inadequate.
Do not add medicines at that temperature level as it may be too much for the fish.
86F is the temp studies have found will kill ich using just heat, but I like to err a bit in case there is a cool spot in the tank or the thermostat is off. Add aearation and watch the fish behavior as oxygen levels will go down. If you see lots of gill movement or it staying at the surface it may not be handling the temps well or the aeration is inadequate.
Do not add medicines at that temperature level as it may be too much for the fish.
+1 only thing id add is the heat doesnt "kill" the ich but speed up its life and keep it from reproducing so you will want to keep the temp up until the ich goes through its life cycle and dies off which can be a few days.
Heat and I just got ich in my 75 the other day, I've been treating with Salt and Metronidazole and it's almost gone now. The meds however were for an internal parasite that was also going around so I wouldn't use that if it's just ich.
