Ich...ich...ich!!

nathanbarry · 04-09-2008, 02:37 PM

Hey All! I keep on having problems with ich...its not my water parameters but most of the fish i buy from my LFS are dodgy! The 2 zebra danios i transferred to the 5g have got ich, the one has had it now for over two weeks and it wont dissapear but the other hasn't got it at all. I am treating with Waterlife Myxazin which is meant to take longer to cure but not to leave sores etc on the fish.

How come it will not dissapear?
Has it gone but just left the ich marks on the body of the fish?

emc7 · 04-09-2008, 03:01 PM

What temp is your tank? I thought ich spots would drop off as part of its life cycle and (if not medicated) you'd get new spots.

nathanbarry · 04-09-2008, 03:07 PM

The temperature is about 28 celsius, no new spots have appeared but they aren't going....?

**TheOldSalt** · 04-10-2008, 12:55 AM

Well, the main problem seems to be that you are trying to eliminate parasites with an antibiotic drug.

nathanbarry · 04-10-2008, 08:41 AM

It has worked in the past, but the salt and put temperature thing is useless!

xerxeswasachump · 04-17-2008, 07:53 AM

Go out and buy a bottle of quick cure, take out your carbon, slowly raise the temperature, and add aquarium salt. Rinse and repeat until the ick is gone. Now if someone could tell me what medication to use on smooth skinned fish...?

**TheOldSalt** · 04-17-2008, 09:26 AM

Ick Guard II is a perennial favorite

nathanbarry · 06-26-2008, 09:11 AM

I have got rid of the Ich now...so no problems anymore!

04-09-2008, 02:37 PM	#1
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 350	Ich...ich...ich!! Hey All! I keep on having problems with ich...its not my water parameters but most of the fish i buy from my LFS are dodgy! The 2 zebra danios i transferred to the 5g have got ich, the one has had it now for over two weeks and it wont dissapear but the other hasn't got it at all. I am treating with Waterlife Myxazin which is meant to take longer to cure but not to leave sores etc on the fish. How come it will not dissapear? Has it gone but just left the ich marks on the body of the fish? __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5") 5 GALLON 3 Neon Tetra's (1") 2 Black Widow Tetra's (1")

04-09-2008, 03:07 PM	#3
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 350	The temperature is about 28 celsius, no new spots have appeared but they aren't going....? __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5") 5 GALLON 3 Neon Tetra's (1") 2 Black Widow Tetra's (1")

04-10-2008, 08:41 AM	#5
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 350	It has worked in the past, but the salt and put temperature thing is useless! __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5") 5 GALLON 3 Neon Tetra's (1") 2 Black Widow Tetra's (1")

04-17-2008, 07:53 AM	#6
xerxeswasachump no snakes alive... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ Age: 24 Posts: 237	Go out and buy a bottle of quick cure, take out your carbon, slowly raise the temperature, and add aquarium salt. Rinse and repeat until the ick is gone. Now if someone could tell me what medication to use on smooth skinned fish...? __________________ 46 Gallon Planted Tank: 1 bolivian ram, 1 angelfish, 12 glo-lite tetras, 2 colomesus asellus, 8 japonica shrimp

06-26-2008, 09:11 AM	#8
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 350	I have got rid of the Ich now...so no problems anymore! __________________ 10 GALLON 2 Orange Gourami's (2") 2 Zebra Danios (1.5") 1 Chinese Algae Eater (2.5") 1 Khuli Loach (2") 1 Albino Corydoras (1") 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies (1.5") 55 GALLON 4 Parrot Cichlids (4"-7") 3 Clown Loaches (3") 1 Common Pleco (4") 1 Pictus Catfish (6") 55 GALLON 12 Malawi Mbuna Cichlids (1"-5") 1 Convict Cichlid (2") 1 Common Pleco (3.5") 5 GALLON 3 Neon Tetra's (1") 2 Black Widow Tetra's (1")

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04-09-2008, 03:01 PM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,902	What temp is your tank? I thought ich spots would drop off as part of its life cycle and (if not medicated) you'd get new spots.

04-10-2008, 12:55 AM	#4
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,253	Well, the main problem seems to be that you are trying to eliminate parasites with an antibiotic drug.

04-17-2008, 09:26 AM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,253	Ick Guard II is a perennial favorite

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