What to do after ich has hit?

[ErikFromNJ]

I wouldn't bother with the gravel vac. A water change wouldn't hurt though.

 

[King Fisher23]

Great news all my fish didnt die I found my Firemouth hidding in some driftwood my dad said he took the last dead fish this moring but I just saw my firemouth and he looks fine now whitespots on him at all so do I just keep adding salt to the tank for the next few days and the temp is around 84

 

[bluehairman]

Replace salt as needed with water changes.
Good news that he's still alive!

 

[sostoudt]

taken from wiki

Highly dependant on water temperature, the entire life-cycle takes approximately 7 days at 25 °C (77 °F) to 8 weeks at 6 °C (43 °F).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyophthirius



anyway it doesnt matter now that you have a fish thats still alive.

i would treat the tank with a copper medication if the fish looks like it will die. if not the salt and warm temperature should weaken the ich to a point where the fishes immune system can start fighting it off.

 

[Jhitsos]

raise the temp to about 86 F and let it sit for a day or so and if u still dont feel comfortable then add some ich treatment, but it will be fine if u just raise the temp

 

[King Fisher23]

This is good news so I can just do water changes and add salt everytime I do water changes for a few days?

 

[bluehairman]

This is good news so I can just do water changes and add salt everytime I do water changes for a few days?

That's it. How many fish did you lose to ich?

 

[Nemesis]

This is good news so I can just do water changes and add salt everytime I do water changes for a few days?

Yes, but remember to only add as much salt as water removed. Ime frequent water changes during ich is not good, because it stresses the fish, and that's the last thing you want when they have ich. I think you should bump the heat to 86, do a 20% water change w/gravel vac to get whatever free swimming ich you have, add salt, and wait. Wait 3-4 days after ich disapears from fish, and do a 50% water change to remove salt, and lower temp. Oh yeah remember to add exrta aeration during treatment, as oxygen is depleted in higher temps.

 

[King Fisher23]

5 im afraid alot of them where all covered with the ich
3)pictus cats
1)male silver saum(stud)
1)male connvict(mean bastard)
The FM is still doing fine is there a reason he didnt get ich or just luck.

 

[King Fisher23]

Yes, but remember to only add as much salt as water removed. Ime frequent water changes during ich is not good, because it stresses the fish, and that's the last thing you want when they have ich. I think you should bump the heat to 86, do a 20% water change w/gravel vac to get whatever free swimming ich you have, add salt, and wait. Wait 3-4 days after ich disapears from fish, and do a 50% water change to remove salt, and lower temp. Oh yeah remember to add exrta aeration during treatment, as oxygen is depleted in higher temps.

My firemouth has no signs of any ich on it (dont know male or female) but so just do alittle water change like 25% every 4-5 days or so and should be free of ich.