ick treatment

[chadly831]

i have read in some posts that people use aquarium salt to treat ick. if so what would be the measurements.how many cups per gallon. 75 gallon tank. thanks

 

[jonnyfry]

i dont know how well the jack dempsey takes to aquarium salt so i can only comment on the raphael catfish , mine was starting to show signs of stress at 3 teaspoons per gallon , 2 should be enough anyway . if it doesnt work and you have to go with meds make sure you do NOT use anything with malachite green in there . its like their cryptonite .

i hope someone else can help you about the dempsies .

 

[Rbishop]

You don't need the aquarium salt, table salt works perfectly fine. Slowly bring the dose up to 2 tsp/gal over several hours, watching for excessive stress. I recommend 3 tsp per gallon, raised temp to speed the ich life cycle and maintain for i week after all symptoms are gone.

 

[zerosum]

nox-ich always worked great for me

 

[Lupin]

You don't need the aquarium salt, table salt works perfectly fine. Slowly bring the dose up to 2 tsp/gal over several hours, watching for excessive stress. I recommend 3 tsp per gallon, raised temp to speed the ich life cycle and maintain for i week after all symptoms are gone.

I agree with Bob on this.

 

[jones57742]

.. table salt works perfectly fine.

chadly831:

rb and blue:
Please excuse me here but I "would not do that one".
Obviously yall have had good luck but my concern is the iodine in table salt.

I have always used the API salt or equivalent.
http://www.petsolutions.com/default...T&sid=GOOGLE&gclid=CO3fz4fp0o8CFQ9wZQodFi-E9Q

I do not disagree with rb's aggressive treatment when the ich infestation is serious but I have been able to implement the following protocol with excellent results and I have very much refined this protocol during the preceding year.

I have a community tank which includes cories, SAE's, Gold Nugget Plecos, Yoyo loaches and most importantly, for the purposes of this post, Queen Arabesque Plecos (as these are very, very sensitive fish).
I have determined this protocol to be successful without the use of medications.

I normally maintain the water temperature at approximately 78F (25.5C).

Upon observing a white spot on a fish or a fish brazing themselves on various tank appurtenances:

Day 1
Increase the water temperature to 80F (26.6C)
Perform a 20% WC.
Add 1 Tablespoon of salt per 20 US Gallons of water (76L, 16.6 UKG)

Day 2
Increase the water temperature to 82F (27.7C)
Add 1 Tablespoon of salt per 40 US Gallons of water.

Day 3
Increase the water temperature to 84F (28.8C)
Add 1 Tablespoon of salt per 40 US Gallons of water.

Day 4
Increase the water temperature to 85F (29.4C)
Add 1 Tablespoon of salt per 40 US Gallons of water.

Days 5, 6, 7 and 8
Do nothing

Day 9
Perform a 20% WC.
Decrease the water temperature to 84F (28.8C)

Day 10
Perform a 20% WC.
Decrease the water temperature to 82F (27.7C)

Day 11
Perform a 20% WC.
Decrease the water temperature to 80F (26.6C)

Day 12
Perform a 20% WC.
Decrease the water temperature to 78F (25.5C).

Day 13
Return to the typical maintenance protocol.

TR

 

[Rbishop]

The concentration of iodine is of no concern.

 

[chadly831]

thanks everyone

 

[amf17]

will this treatment work for velvet for as well????

 

[Lupin]

The concentration of iodine is of no concern.

Ditto. The concentration will not affect the fish. In fact, fish do use iodine as we also do otherwise they are put to risk with goiter.
http://members.tripod.com/americanfishguy/freshsalt.html

A controversial salt is iodized table salt. Many people go mad when somebody suggests using table salt. "The anti-caking agents destroy the gills," they say, "or the iodine is poison to the fish." Both have been shown to be false. Table salt is probably no more dangerous than any other salt, and is much safer than bottled ich medications which can cause gill burns if over-dosed.