What would you do?

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In my breeding tank I had dithers in it for months all in good health ( harlequin rasbora ) due to my water changes with colder water to induce breeding I noticed my dithers with signs of ich I removed them and now am left with the decision of what to do with my tank I would like to medicate but noticed they use malachite green as main active ingredient which I remember reading is not good for piranha I can't seem to remember exactly why I just recall reading it so am very cautious about my next step to treat tank I will be raising the temp gradually and bought API super ich cure tablets which was what I was recommended to buy at lfs I also have meth blue on hand not sure of that would help or not

ps I know this could possibly be put in disease section but I'm curious directly about piranha malachite green
 
warm the tank up and add salt 1 tsp per gallon, forget the meds, ich cant survive at higher temps iirc
 
until its cured i think, raise the filter outlet till its splashing as the extra warmth will reduce o2!
 
I have a sponge filter and 2 Rena filstar xp3 one with a spray bar one with just a nozzle end I am sure I have plenty of oxygen I could lower water level a touch to create even more turbulence if you think I should also can I continue with w/c and if so how much salt should I be adding with w/c
 
if using temperature treatment 10 days should be good but I would do a 2 full weeks just to be safe. all the ick should be dead by then.

you can continue with water change if you want to but best to increase water temp first before adding to the tank so you don't cool the tank down and give ick chance to recover.

or you can just go two full weeks without water change, just go easy on the feeding or don't feed at all to reduce bio waste production.

as for adding salt, just add enough salt for the amount of water you change back into the tank. for example, if you do a 10g water change then dose salt for just 10g.
 
combined with heat treatment and salt treatment will be very effective at treating ick, if you don't need to sue med then don't.
 
Ok last thing I tthink due to high temperature my rbp are way more aggressive with the light off but most likely more stressed with the light on I obviously don't want to increase stress on them by leaveing the light on but don't want them to get injured either
 
i've treated my tank at 90F for 2 weeks without any issue between my cariba, piraya and wild reds, just keep an eye on them.
if you are concerned you can always divide the tank during treatment or have the fish secured within individual containers (with holes drilled all around)
 
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