Help! I got Ick in my tank!

pandamonium · 07-07-2012, 05:44 PM

with ich, what i have read is that it cannot survive out of the water as in dried out. when i moved my thermometer, i left it out for a week to dry. i intended it to be a shorter period but i forgot about it so it was definitely dry when i moved it. no issues with ich in my other tank. if you dont mind drying it all, then do that. another option is that ich, being a parasite also needs a host. if you just transfer all your items to a bucket of water and leave it there with your thermometer set at 86 to speed up the lifecycle, the ich should die as it will have no hosts to feed on.

tylergvolk · 07-08-2012, 04:46 PM

Day 4 of Treatment. Things seem more stable; however, there is no signed of the Ick disappearing yet.

pandamonium thank you for your input. That is a good idea.

I'll keep you all updated.

tylergvolk · 07-12-2012, 07:13 PM

I decided to take my survivers and put them into another tank. I completely took this tank down and I am going to start over.

This time I am going to take things very very slow...

Thanks everyone for all your input and help.

Increasing the temperature helped greatly.

jeremyTR · 07-12-2012, 07:24 PM

If you took everything out of your tank I'd just turn the heat way up for a day or two. It'll get rid of the ich for sure.

I'm actually treating ten fish for ich right now in a bucket. No heat tho, just a little bit of salt and ich meds. Seems to be going good so far. As in none are dead yet lol. But I can't tell if they have spots anymore because I can only see them from the top down

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tylergvolk · 07-12-2012, 08:37 PM

Hey man! good luck with getting ride of ICK. I just decided I am going to dry start some carpet plants so I took the tank down.

remember... be patient!

Powchekny · 07-13-2012, 12:53 AM

Quarantine is your friend. It seems like a pain in the ass, but it's way less of a pain in the ass than a case of ich.

Also, remember that survivors from a tank infected with ich could very well carry it into a new tank, unless you're sure you've eradicated the disease.

jeremyTR · 07-13-2012, 02:11 AM

I just brought home an actual 10G QT tank today, I have my 10 fish in that but don't have it cycled (obviously) or have a filter for it...

PlantedRich · 07-13-2012, 01:00 PM

Just as a personal opinion, I would go with the QT even though it is not cycled. You will need a filter, though. My thinking is that even an uncycled tank is better. With a limited number of sick fish who will eat little, the load is not much. I don't feed sick fish.With lots of water changes done to get the ich off the bottom, the ammonia really never builds very high. I have stopped using commercial products for ich as they often seem to be wasting time as the disease goes on. I use heat and salt as it has not failed me so far. If you are using meds, they will often just kill the good bacteria anyway so the tank cycle is gone.

tylergvolk · 08-03-2012, 09:29 PM

The ICK is back... This time it's in my 10 gallon tank. I lost a pleco already and my other 4 Platy's are still alive.

I started raising the temperature this morning from 74F-80F. By tomorrow I will have it up to 85F where I will keep it for 10 days.

I did a 50% water change today, and plan to do this daily for 1 week.

Also, I added 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt to the tank.

This is my first attempt to treat ICK with salt and temperature only...

Am I doing this correctly?

Here's the kicker, this morning when I noticed the ICK I also notice that my Platy's had fry. I trapped 13 in a floating breeder trap.

Any suggestion at all?

07-07-2012, 05:44 PM	#16
pandamonium Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,015	with ich, what i have read is that it cannot survive out of the water as in dried out. when i moved my thermometer, i left it out for a week to dry. i intended it to be a shorter period but i forgot about it so it was definitely dry when i moved it. no issues with ich in my other tank. if you dont mind drying it all, then do that. another option is that ich, being a parasite also needs a host. if you just transfer all your items to a bucket of water and leave it there with your thermometer set at 86 to speed up the lifecycle, the ich should die as it will have no hosts to feed on. __________________ SFBAAPS 12G Long Shrimp Tank\|40G Breeder Amazon Biotope DIY ADA Style Stand\|DIY Eheim Jager 150W Inline Heater RAOK Club #72

07-12-2012, 07:24 PM	#19
jeremyTR Suspended (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 1,578	If you took everything out of your tank I'd just turn the heat way up for a day or two. It'll get rid of the ich for sure. I'm actually treating ten fish for ich right now in a bucket. No heat tho, just a little bit of salt and ich meds. Seems to be going good so far. As in none are dead yet lol. But I can't tell if they have spots anymore because I can only see them from the top down Sent from my HTC Evo 4G __________________ 40B - Shrimp tank ~~~

07-13-2012, 12:53 AM	#21
Powchekny Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashua, NH Posts: 367	Quarantine is your friend. It seems like a pain in the ass, but it's way less of a pain in the ass than a case of ich. Also, remember that survivors from a tank infected with ich could very well carry it into a new tank, unless you're sure you've eradicated the disease. Last edited by Powchekny; 07-13-2012 at 02:05 AM.. Reason: ~

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jeremyTR Suspended (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 1,578	I just brought home an actual 10G QT tank today, I have my 10 fish in that but don't have it cycled (obviously) or have a filter for it... __________________ 40B - Shrimp tank ~~~

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07-08-2012, 04:46 PM	#17
tylergvolk Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 540	Day 4 of Treatment. Things seem more stable; however, there is no signed of the Ick disappearing yet. pandamonium thank you for your input. That is a good idea. I'll keep you all updated.

07-12-2012, 07:13 PM	#18
tylergvolk Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 540	I decided to take my survivers and put them into another tank. I completely took this tank down and I am going to start over. This time I am going to take things very very slow... Thanks everyone for all your input and help. Increasing the temperature helped greatly.

07-12-2012, 08:37 PM	#20
tylergvolk Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 540	Hey man! good luck with getting ride of ICK. I just decided I am going to dry start some carpet plants so I took the tank down. remember... be patient!

07-13-2012, 01:00 PM	#23
PlantedRich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pflugerville, Tx Posts: 1,513	Just as a personal opinion, I would go with the QT even though it is not cycled. You will need a filter, though. My thinking is that even an uncycled tank is better. With a limited number of sick fish who will eat little, the load is not much. I don't feed sick fish.With lots of water changes done to get the ich off the bottom, the ammonia really never builds very high. I have stopped using commercial products for ich as they often seem to be wasting time as the disease goes on. I use heat and salt as it has not failed me so far. If you are using meds, they will often just kill the good bacteria anyway so the tank cycle is gone.

08-03-2012, 09:29 PM	#24
tylergvolk Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 540	The ICK is back... This time it's in my 10 gallon tank. I lost a pleco already and my other 4 Platy's are still alive. I started raising the temperature this morning from 74F-80F. By tomorrow I will have it up to 85F where I will keep it for 10 days. I did a 50% water change today, and plan to do this daily for 1 week. Also, I added 2 tablespoons of aquarium salt to the tank. This is my first attempt to treat ICK with salt and temperature only... Am I doing this correctly? Here's the kicker, this morning when I noticed the ICK I also notice that my Platy's had fry. I trapped 13 in a floating breeder trap. Any suggestion at all?