heip me please

[ropefishman]

My fish broke out with a teribble case of ich a day and a half ago. I was wandering if you guys could tell me the fastest way to get rid of it and how to comfort my fish till the desease passes?

Thank you soooooooo much to who ever anseres this question.

[cocoa_pleco]

treat it with one-drop ich meds and treat the main tank to kill the adult parasites. treat for 1 week

[Lady Hobbs]

cocoa gave you good advice. There are several ICK meds out there.

When you see ICK gone from the fish it doesn't mean they are gone. Here's the lifespan of ICK which will better help you to understand.

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[ropefishman]

thanks guys

[cocoa_pleco]

yeah. The adults will crawl around for a host.

There is ALWAYS ich in the tank, but fish can only catch it when their immune system is down, ie stress.

[Chrona]

yeah. The adults will crawl around for a host.

There is ALWAYS ich in the tank, but fish can only catch it when their immune system is down, ie stress.

Good to know! I always thought when the waterborne parasites died, that was the end of that.

[cocoa_pleco]

some anchorworms and ich adults can still crawl around, looking for succulent fish flesh. BLEH! BLEH! lol

[ropefishman]

this ich desease sucks each time I put new fish in all my fish get a new case of ich and I usually lose about 2-6 fish before I have it cured.

[Chrona]

You should invest in a quarantine tank, as it sounds like you are getting infected fish. Either that or get them from a store that has very healthy fish, (ie no dead ones lying around in ANY of the tanks)

[ropefishman]

Thats a great idea I never thought of a quaritine tank.

[ropefishman]

Thanks for the link Hobbs

[ropefishman]

thanks for the link hobbs

[ropefishman]

Thats a great idea I never even thought of aquarintine tank.


Thanks for the link Hobbs.

[cocoa_pleco]

10g is good for most fish. It can double as a hospital tank.