How To Cure Ich Disease

[jajohnson7809]

I've always had success by adding some non iodized salt to the water.

[peplo6]

Hey can anyone let me know if ick guard from Jungle is good

[hacksnakeeyeshalo3]

its cald ick you ickiod

[matthewschutte]

i started a new aquarium about 3 weeks ago and my fish have got ich since this is my first. aquarium so i would like to no how to treat it before getting a bigger tank what should i use in my tank i have neons, rummy noses, platties, bristle noses and glowlights. i have no heater since it is a small tank.

[Pantygirl082]

You can kill ich with just heat alone. Ich cannot survive temps above 86 but is only susceptible to treatment once it detaches from the fish an is in it's free swimming stage. Anytime I've had to deal with ich, I just turn the heat to around 88 and wait till I see no signs on the fish - then leave the heat up for at least 10 days to ensure all ich is dead. You want to vac the gravel well too. I have treated this way 3 times with success and no fish deaths. I would only use medication if the fis

[JJLoW12]

ok i have cherry shrimps in my 10 gallon community tank but my betta fishe has the ich what is the best treatment to get rid of ichs without harming the shrimps?

[TheB8raja]

Do you need to clean all the tank before adding the rid ich

[imaamerican13]

Thanks! I will raise the water temperature and go buy some medicine for my ich infested tank.

[HDSportsandStuff]

odd future wolf gang kill all fish

[sexybruno98]

Does the medicine hurt fish

[AkMrFish]

88+ Will kill your fish . average is 76-77 . You just turn it up to about 82-84 , and when the water is warmer , the metabolism speed up and crests more waste , so that when water changes come into effect .

[sexybruno98]

Can baby fish get ich to

[reininghorses57]

I have just gotten a major outbreck of ich, 4 fish dead in one night, 3 with tons of white spots. I havae been giving them medicine, And to make things worse, only my breeding females have gotten sick or died! Most of them were pregnant too! Now I have to get new fish.... and hope for the best

[cgar3507]

I have six tiger barbs and have done partial water change.Then i put the ich medicine in it,but i don't know how much heat the tiger barbs can take help me please!

[reininghorses57]

@cgar3507 I have mine up to 86F

[trueblu8]

How did your fish get ich in the first place?

[dnatypro]

If your fish keep getting ich on a regular basis you may want to investigate its cause.

[ramdaspawar98]

My two gold fish are dead..... Very sorry my goldies...... Wish I had seen this video before... Thanks

[TheBSideDJ]

i saw another video on youtube from a guy who seemed very experienced, who said medication is better used in a quarataine tank to prevent biological problems in your main system, and to use UV-light in your main system... it's also an idea to treat new fish in a quarataine tank to remove fish deseases (which are not always visible !!) before introducing them into your main tank.

[zune0101]

@TheBSideDJ He was probably talking about salt water reef tanks. Reef tanks have live rock nd inverts that are very sensitive to ick medications. Normally in a salt water tank you take all the fish out to a quarantine tank. The ick in your main system then dies because it has no fish host to attach to. Meanwhile the fish can be treated in a quarantine tank.

[diana1vasquez]

temperature of 88??? i thought no more then 84-85 lol i dont wanna go no more then 83 on my tank...

[Juel555]

Your fish tank is beautiful man. Congrats!!!

[ShadyPanda]

Just out of curiousity but is it possible the raise in temperature cures the ich better than the chemical additive? Since when using a chemical it's advisable to remove any carbon that may be in the filter system, otherwise the chemical added will get removed.

[vandamme77]

little tip: when u r treating for any sickness remove the filteration out of the tank or de-activate it because filter will absorb all the meds in to it.

[Ludscher]

don't you have to turn off the lights, else the malachite green which is one of the two agents gets useless?

[powerman2442]

@Ludscher I'm not sure if you have to turn out the lights for it to work or not, but I have always done it while removing ich just to make it less stressful on the fish. If I use salt or medicine I turn the lights off, turn the temp up, check water parameters daily, and do a 25% water change every 24 - 48 hours (depending on how bad the infection is). It has always worked well for me.

[lipes1]

how your fishes did? i have the same problem but i'm using a product call nox-ich, i've seen 2 of my parrots died and i got 2 oscars too and they looked very bad, i hope they did good even thoug this video was long time ago

[MikeDMays]

pretty cool i see 3 aquariums i just got a 10g last night to see if id like it if things go good i will go bigger later

[adrenalinejunkie444]

Were u playing cod?

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@adrenalinejunkie444 probably lol

[hotlips4000isback2]

He didn't say anything about removing the carbon from the filter as this will suck up the medicine in the tank while treatment is being done!

[hitachimagicwandUK]

How many days did it take from using the treatment to see your fish have NO white spots?

[MrDrainne]

hi two of my goldfish has the black color from the tip of their tail and everyday their tail is coming short, please can somebody help me to find out how to treat this and what do you call for this kind of sick? thanks

[MrDrainne]

hi two of my goldfish has the black color from the tip of their tail and everyday their tail is coming short, please can somebody help me to find out how to treat this and what do you call for this kind of sick? thanks

[SunniLuvsU]

Should you turn off your filter once you put that blue stuff in the water?

(No ich in my aquarium yet, but I'm just checking for when it DOES happen.)

[stevenJEDI3]

yer I did this and 20 half tank water changer's later I still have this inc shit in the tank it stuff's your tank for ages take your fish out and treat in a bucket

[briansexybeast]

just got a fish today it has a single white dot on its tailfin. i doubt its ich but its how my previous fish died, he was covered.

[fish4ever24]

nice tank

[twe93]

Hey i have a question...when you put it in your tank...did it stain any of your reefs? or rocks? cause i heard it can stain the sides or something and i was just curious

[xmarketplacex]

are african ciclids brackish water or just freshwater i have saltwater and use to have a freshwater 

[ILLGRIPSKI]

Your tank looks nice. Hopefully everyone made it alive. I think my little firemouth got it... sucks. I'll be getting medication today.

[catslikecatnip]

Should I continue treatment after Ich seems to be cured? A lot of people say to do 2 treatments

[TheKumitechamp]

Thanks man. I hope mine make it:(

[miszseductiveqt]

@500bmw1 its ok ur catfish seems normal they really don't like much light so thatz why he always stays in da cave

[princi57]

my fish have ich :( im treating it now my African cichlids seems ok but my clown loach look like they have the chicken pops :(

[thebeastaz121996]

i had and had done everything you did like the ich medication for the fish and put the temp higher and had to clean all the fish tank with hot water and put the fish in another tank i had  like a hospital tank and went away it took me like 3 weeks good video

[500bmw1]

i dont know if my blue catfish has ick he has a white spot on his top fin but hes eating very find i am so confused hes not rubbing on the rocks at the bottom all he does is sit in his cave and wait til food comes then he eats it please help

[beyondorginal]

do you like pet co? i dont the reson i watched this video is because i just got a tiger oscar from them and i think it has ich

[TheJalal15]

how do i use salt to cure ich in my 10 gallon with Fancy goldfish? Have aded the blue stuff on Fri. When i 1st noticed it. Now Sun and cant see anymore. But want to rid the tank completely! Pls help xx

[elpaisajose]

my red oranda gold fish has a white spot on his side i think its ick is the disease contageous and to cure it can u just put one of those vitamin pyramids in the tank please help me i dont want my fish to die

[thebettafish1]

Do you think that i should get that medication for my neon tetras and rainbowfish?

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@thebettafish1 If they start showing signs of ich or get white dots on themselves than definitely get medication.

[AvatarKid4]

Is ich short for itchy? cuss my cichlids have had itch for a long time but no white spots?

[Darkstar2520]

will this work for salt water tanks as well

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@MegaPlanelover i would recommend it

[888janeli]

My Oranda goldfish has the ich! Well, my mother just got home, and I am so worried...It has two fish louse, which my mother removed with her bare hands and it is so disgusting! We bought that fish from the pet store...in Mandaluyong, Philippines.Um... I've got a question... Since one Goldfish only has the ich, well, Shall I seperate the Sick goldfish from the healthy ones so that I can feed it medicines for ich? Please help. We don't want our fishes to die, Since my Oranda is quite expensiveP300

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@888janeli no just treat the whole tank because the ick is in your tank, the rest of the fish will eventually get it if you do not treat the tank.

[888janeli]

@MegaPlanelover Hello! I mixed my goldfish and my freshwater angelfish. At first, my angelfish cannot eat, because my goldfish is always hungry. So what we did is break the fish flakes into tiny little bit pieces. We somehow managed to make the flakes sink, and my angelfish is done eating already... By the way, My angelfish is so pitiful... It only has one fin =(

[MrEmt19]

Just woke up and found out my tank has ich what a pain went to petsmart and they said to raise the temp and I also put a little of the medication hope it works

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@MegaPlanelover the carbon is the black stuff in the bag, get rid-ick and raise the temperature of your tank to about 86 degrees.

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@MegaPlanelover yes and also raise the temperature to about 86 to help get rid of it.

[bluewrx04]

did u take out your carbon ?

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@bluewrx04 no all carbon does is get rid of the bad smell

[Msjuliacheng]

Woww nice tank! My fishes are current ill w/ ICH! ): I am worried sick yesterday was day 1 of treatment but it seems like they gotten worse! My temps currently @ 80 F. & I have a 10gal. tank any suggestions??? ;/

[AfricanCichlidTV]

@Msjuliacheng yes, buy rid-ick and use that for about a week and raise the temperature to about 86 degrees

[Glissonshoods]

am I the only one who has a messy area under my tank lol

great vid