Help With Ick

midge0413 · 02-07-2005, 05:09 PM

My fish have ick and i need help with the medicine. I started out today with quick cure and i want to start using ick guard but i'm not sure if that will poison the fish. another problem i have is the fact that i have an african clawed frog in with them. will the first medicine kill him? please respond and help me.

go55 · 02-07-2005, 06:47 PM

I would be careful with that frog. You should use Ick Guard 2 made by Jungle. I always use it on all of my fish, and it never seems to bother them. Whenever I use quICK cure, my fish always freak out when they swim through thick clouds of that medicine.

malawi4me2 · 02-07-2005, 07:10 PM

QuIck Cure (malachite green + formalin) is the most effective treatment that I have found for fish. I'm not sure how it may affect your ACF. Good luck!

midge0413 · 02-07-2005, 08:09 PM

thank all of you for your help it means a lot to me. i will keep you all informed in what happens

**Fishfirst** · 02-08-2005, 10:26 AM

get a qt tank so you don't kill your frog with those copper based meds... they tend to be very sensitive!

malawi4me2 · 02-08-2005, 11:25 AM

Quick Cure isn't copper based. (I'm not sure about the Ick Guard II, though...)

**Fishfirst** · 02-08-2005, 11:56 AM

Well at any rate they are sensitive... most likely any meds will not be good for them

garfieldnfish · 02-08-2005, 12:26 PM

I would also remove the frog, he should be fine in a tupperware container or mason jar for a couple of days. Better safe then sorry. (Just make sure there are airholes in the top). And I would not use any meds containing formalin. It is cancer causing in fish and fishkeepers. There are plenty of meds out there without formalin. Ick Clear from Jungle is easy to use, safe and effective.

02-07-2005, 05:09 PM	#1
midge0413 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	Help With Ick My fish have ick and i need help with the medicine. I started out today with quick cure and i want to start using ick guard but i'm not sure if that will poison the fish. another problem i have is the fact that i have an african clawed frog in with them. will the first medicine kill him? please respond and help me.

02-07-2005, 06:47 PM	#2
go55 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 20	Re: Help With Ick I would be careful with that frog. You should use Ick Guard 2 made by Jungle. I always use it on all of my fish, and it never seems to bother them. Whenever I use quICK cure, my fish always freak out when they swim through thick clouds of that medicine.

02-07-2005, 07:10 PM	#3
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Re: Help With Ick QuIck Cure (malachite green + formalin) is the most effective treatment that I have found for fish. I'm not sure how it may affect your ACF. Good luck!

02-08-2005, 10:26 AM	#5
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	get a qt tank so you don't kill your frog with those copper based meds... they tend to be very sensitive! __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

02-08-2005, 11:56 AM	#7
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,541	Well at any rate they are sensitive... most likely any meds will not be good for them __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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02-07-2005, 08:09 PM	#4
midge0413 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	thank all of you for your help it means a lot to me. i will keep you all informed in what happens

02-08-2005, 11:25 AM	#6
malawi4me2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Age: 22 Posts: 354	Quick Cure isn't copper based. (I'm not sure about the Ick Guard II, though...)

02-08-2005, 12:26 PM	#8
garfieldnfish Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 661	Re: Help With Ick I would also remove the frog, he should be fine in a tupperware container or mason jar for a couple of days. Better safe then sorry. (Just make sure there are airholes in the top). And I would not use any meds containing formalin. It is cancer causing in fish and fishkeepers. There are plenty of meds out there without formalin. Ick Clear from Jungle is easy to use, safe and effective.

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