SERIOUS CASE OF ICK

[crazyskin]

PLEASE HELP!!!! I have a 125g with an assorment of cichlids and oscars. My blood parrot has the worst case of ick i have ever seen. I have treated the tank twice in the last few weeks with quick cure and it has not seemed to have done any good. I put aquarium salt in the sump to let it filter through the water. We do a water change every sunday. So i dont really know what to do for them. I dont know if i should put the aquarium salt directly into the tank if that would make a difference or if there is a better treatment medication for it that i havent heard of. Please help any advice will be greatly appreciated. It doesnt seem to be spreading among the fish very fast the parrots just seems to be getting worse instead of better. Let me know your thoughts and ideas

 

[calioutlaw1a]

Read: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371335

You can add the salt anywhere you please. Let us know if you have another questions after reading that post. Ich requires constant and prolonged treatment. Treating it a few times over the past couple weeks will not be enough.

 

[ramcharger1979]

Turn up the temp

 

[jay_leask]

yep crank up the heat

 

[jay_leask]

when my loaches had it bad i think i had mine around 86-88

 

[jay_leask]

make sure you have a lot of water movement in the tank when your temp is up that high. and airstones.

 

[Steveo McNello]

Up the temp to around 85, add the right dose of salt, and keep the airstones on.

 

[crazyskin]

I got some mardel macaryn powder today going to try that. And turned up the temp. Thanks guys!

 

[Saintsaber]

Well what everybody says temp to 86-88 just be careful higher temp mean less oxygen so more airstones and right amount of salt. Use medicine as last resort if that dont work you might have to put him down.

 

[ecoli73]

and make sure it is ick and not velvet