Well i will discontinue the meds.. i have been doing the heat and salt method but i have run into a problem.. i can't get my tank over 82 degrees.. i have my heater on max and it won't go any higher... Guess i need a bigger heater...
Originally posted by daveedka
I've never tried it, and it would really be overkill, the deciding factor is the stress it causes your fish. The reason I like the heat a salt method is that ich meds cause way more stress IME, with delicate or smooth skinned fish ICH meds often are reccomended at half dose, and Even then these fish are at a great risk. I have lost several pictus cats to ich meds, but the salt didn't seem to bother them. If you fish don't show stress signs beyond what the ich is already causing, you could try it but it really isn't necessary. Remember that while you see the spots on the fish, the ich can't be killed. It is after it releases (hatches I guess) that is is succeptable , and even then I believe from what I read in the article that it is most succeptable to be killed when it goes into the free swimming state while it tries to find a new host. At this point in the life cycle it can't survive salt excessive heat or meds so it won't ever get back to your fish.