Thanks for all the help here, and I must apologize for turning a thread about a thermometer into one about ich. Today was the 6th day of treatment and I have seen an improvement, meaning fewer spots. I was thinking that each fish that was infected was probably infected at a different time, or even a different day, and that would account for the difference in time for the spots to go away on each fish, considering the life cycle of the parasite. I was concerned about overusing the medication , Ick Guard, so I called the 800 number for Jungle products. They recommend treating for 5 days, then skip a day, then treat for another 5 days. I have also read that I should continue treatment for several days after all spots are gone to kill the free floating form. This has been very challenging. I thought by now it would be gone, but as said earlier by Duane, it can take several weeks to eradicate. My worry is, is it safe to medicate for several weeks? I have been doing water changes between treatments as directed, and all carbon has been removed from filters.
A Reliable Thermometer
- Thread starter biondoa
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If you chose to opt for a lab thermometer, make sure the area you want to monitor, say 65-90F is in the mid range of the scale. Also check what the accuracy is at low/mid/high end of the dial. It varys very much on the quality of the unit. A 0-200 one is basically not as defining as a 40-120 one.
I have to disagree. I have used salt/heat only a few times, and it works well. See the article in my sig.
I am shying away from salt and extra high heat because of the other fish and the plants that are in this tank. I did not treat today and I did not do a water change today. Tomorrow I will do both as instructed by the person I spoke with at Jungle products. I know it has only been a week since this began, but it seems to be taking so long. I hate seeing those poor little fish with all those spots. The good news is that they are all behaving normally and eating well. That has to be a good sign.
