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Possible Ich in my tank, please help!

764 views 4 replies 4 participants last post by  rileynapalm 
#1 ·
Hello all, so upon looking at my tank today I noticed my Sword tail has 2 small white spots on his head. It is a bit paler then the rest of his body, and he is acting a little erratically. I am not sure if this is actually Ich or it was just a spot I have not noticed before, so to be safe I wanted to add some aquarium salt to the tank and bring the temp up a few degrees. My question - can all my fish and plants survive the salt?

7x Zebra Danio
2x Golden Dojo Loach
4x Sword tails
3x Black Fin Tetras
1x Platy


3x Java Fern
2x Hornwort
1 unidentified Cryoto
1x Rotalia Inidica
2x Amazon Swords
1x Pennywort
and 2 other low tech plants that I am unsure of. Thank you for the response.
 
#2 ·
It's so easy to cure ich if you catch it fast.

  1. Bring the heat up to 86F or 90F
  2. Add extra aeration the warmer the water the less O2. So make sure you do this.
  3. Water change everyday or twice a day. Make sure to vacuum the gravle or sand. removing the parisite physicaly helps a lot. And fresh water keeps the fish happy and healthy.
  4. keep the temp up and do this all for a week and a half.

I have cured ich with heat alone. I no longer use drugs to cure ich. If you only have a few dots showing up this method will work great and fast.
 
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