Please Help, Ick Problem

TomCool · 11-14-2005, 03:16 PM

I went out of town for the weekend and had a friend taking care of my fish. When I came back I noticed one of my tetras had what looked like little specks of sand on him and the sides of my tank seemed to be coated with a later of film. Anyways from doing research last night I've come to the conclusion the tank must be infected with ick. So I went out today and bought a product called "Quick Cure" which was recommended by fellow fish tank owners.
My question is the bottle says use for a maximum of 3 treatments but I have read some people using it for up to 14 days. Does anyone have any experience with this product that can tell me what they did?
Thanks

Neon_Tetra · 11-14-2005, 03:20 PM

Ok,instructions are usually on the back it tells you what doses to give. How big is your tank what do the instructions say I will caculate it for you if you need me to. And make sure you are not using carbon while giving treatment it will make it not work I would reccoment moving him to a hospital tank if you have one and you could crank up the temp it will make the treatment go faster and the good news is if a fish has been treated for ich I've heard it will never be infected with it again I hope this help and give us feed back about your fish

TomCool · 11-14-2005, 03:28 PM

thanks for the quick reply....Yea I have followed the instructions on the back, it says 1 drop per 2 gallons for tetras so I put in 10 drops as I have a 20 gallon tank. I removed my carbon filter before I put the drops in.

Neon_Tetra · 11-14-2005, 03:29 PM

SO do that every 24hrs for like 2 weeks and your fish should be a ok

Neon_Tetra · 11-14-2005, 03:29 PM

And even if you think your fish is better just keep putting it in just to be safe.

TomCool · 11-14-2005, 03:45 PM

The back of the box says 3 treatments is the maximum and if fish have not been cured by then do a 25% water change everytime a treatment is administered.

Neon_Tetra · 11-14-2005, 03:50 PM

That is interesting well just follow the directions for now and see if it works

Neon_Tetra · 11-14-2005, 03:57 PM

The treatment I used was " Wardley Ick AWAY" That worked great and the directions were "Discontinue Carbon filter use keep temp. 75-80 degrees Fadd 1 teaspoon if ickaway per every 10 gallons repeat every 24 hours until symptoms dissapear"

fishfreaks · 11-14-2005, 07:00 PM

You need to treat for three days, and do a gravel vac to suck all of the dead ick cells up. After that do another treatment and so on. You should countinue doing this until atleast 2 days after all signs of ich are gone. Also you can raise the temp to about 85 if your fish can tolerate it.

TomCool · 11-14-2005, 09:38 PM

thanks for advice, I'll treat for 3 days and do do like a 30% water change and see what things look like.

TomCool · 11-15-2005, 09:49 AM

well one of my fish died today, I guess he didn't take well to the medicine.

CroW · 11-15-2005, 11:04 AM

For Tetras you have to use the malachite products at 1/2 strength.
I raised my tank temp to 85*F and dosed my Rummies and Cardinals like that for 2 weeks w/o gravel vacuuming or water changes and have been Ick free for quite awhile and didn't lose a single Tetra.

**Osiris** · 11-15-2005, 12:07 PM

I agree temp needs to be raised higher, i would just raise the temp and not even treat with medication! medication as last resort.

TomCool · 11-15-2005, 06:24 PM

thanks for more suggestions...problem with raising the temp is i have a queen pleco and a clown pleco, would they be ok? I usually keep my temp around 76.

Neon_Tetra · 11-15-2005, 06:51 PM

You will be ok

**Osiris** · 11-15-2005, 08:09 PM

they will be perfectly fine, the pleco's really only need that low of temperatures if your trying to trigger spawning.

11-14-2005, 03:16 PM	#1
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	Please Help, Ick Problem I went out of town for the weekend and had a friend taking care of my fish. When I came back I noticed one of my tetras had what looked like little specks of sand on him and the sides of my tank seemed to be coated with a later of film. Anyways from doing research last night I've come to the conclusion the tank must be infected with ick. So I went out today and bought a product called "Quick Cure" which was recommended by fellow fish tank owners. My question is the bottle says use for a maximum of 3 treatments but I have read some people using it for up to 14 days. Does anyone have any experience with this product that can tell me what they did? Thanks

11-14-2005, 03:20 PM	#2
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	Ok,instructions are usually on the back it tells you what doses to give. How big is your tank what do the instructions say I will caculate it for you if you need me to. And make sure you are not using carbon while giving treatment it will make it not work I would reccoment moving him to a hospital tank if you have one and you could crank up the temp it will make the treatment go faster and the good news is if a fish has been treated for ich I've heard it will never be infected with it again I hope this help and give us feed back about your fish __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2005, 03:29 PM	#4
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	SO do that every 24hrs for like 2 weeks and your fish should be a ok __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2005, 03:29 PM	#5
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	And even if you think your fish is better just keep putting it in just to be safe. __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2005, 03:50 PM	#7
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	That is interesting well just follow the directions for now and see if it works __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

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11-14-2005, 03:28 PM	#3
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	thanks for the quick reply....Yea I have followed the instructions on the back, it says 1 drop per 2 gallons for tetras so I put in 10 drops as I have a 20 gallon tank. I removed my carbon filter before I put the drops in.

11-14-2005, 03:45 PM	#6
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	The back of the box says 3 treatments is the maximum and if fish have not been cured by then do a 25% water change everytime a treatment is administered.

11-14-2005, 03:57 PM	#8
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	The treatment I used was " Wardley Ick AWAY" That worked great and the directions were "Discontinue Carbon filter use keep temp. 75-80 degrees Fadd 1 teaspoon if ickaway per every 10 gallons repeat every 24 hours until symptoms dissapear" __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

11-14-2005, 07:00 PM	#9
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	You need to treat for three days, and do a gravel vac to suck all of the dead ick cells up. After that do another treatment and so on. You should countinue doing this until atleast 2 days after all signs of ich are gone. Also you can raise the temp to about 85 if your fish can tolerate it. __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

11-14-2005, 09:38 PM	#10
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	thanks for advice, I'll treat for 3 days and do do like a 30% water change and see what things look like.

11-15-2005, 09:49 AM	#11
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	well one of my fish died today, I guess he didn't take well to the medicine.

11-15-2005, 11:04 AM	#12
CroW Fishy Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 29	For Tetras you have to use the malachite products at 1/2 strength. I raised my tank temp to 85F and dosed my Rummies and Cardinals like that for 2 weeks w/o gravel vacuuming or water changes and have been Ick free for quite awhile and didn't lose a single Tetra. __________________ 55 Gallon* 12 Cardinal Tetras 10 Rummy Nose Tetras 4 Angels 3 Clown Loaches 1 Ottos Ramshorn Snails Heavily Planted with Jungle Vals, C. Wendtii, Micro Swords, Amazon Swords, Dwarf Sag, Dwarf Hairgrass, Giant Hairgrass, Java Ferns, and Baby Tears. 29 Gallon 1 Common Pleco Ramshorn Snails Waiting for Cherry Shrimp Planted with Cabomba, Baby Tears, Amazon Swords, Dwarf Hairgrass and Micro-Swords.

11-15-2005, 12:07 PM	#13
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,693	I agree temp needs to be raised higher, i would just raise the temp and not even treat with medication! medication as last resort. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

11-15-2005, 06:24 PM	#14
TomCool Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 69	thanks for more suggestions...problem with raising the temp is i have a queen pleco and a clown pleco, would they be ok? I usually keep my temp around 76.

11-15-2005, 06:51 PM	#15
Neon_Tetra Silver Dollar Fish Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Minneasota Age: 18 Posts: 64	You will be ok __________________ [IMG][/IMG]

11-15-2005, 08:09 PM	#16
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,693	they will be perfectly fine, the pleco's really only need that low of temperatures if your trying to trigger spawning. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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