What is your best Ich treatment or Ich medication?

[chesterthehero]

heat and water changes.. salt on fish that are ok with salt....

 

[terror]

currently have problem with ich on my new loaches
i've dosed my 300 gal tank with only 10 tablespoon salt, can i increase the dosage? because i've red clown loaches can't take salt?

i've also added a heater. i would like to avoid meds that would mess up my filter if possible.

 

[rich311k]

I have read that pushing the temperatures to about 88F will kill ich without adding anything else. I have never tried it, I always use the salt treatment.

 

[goalieman59]

All heating the tank up does is speed up ick lifecycle, you need to put something in the tank to kill the parasite. When I my outbreak a while back I used, 1 tablespoon of salt for every 5 gallons. When that did not work I some mediaction.

 

[terror]

thanks read that loaches also can't take high temps?
will observe tomorrow. hope my loaches survive this
its nighttime already so can't go out to buy meds anymore.


btw rich311k , is your avatar an angelfish?

 

[rich311k]

Yes that is an angelfish.

 

[terror]

thanks,
I've added another 10 tablespoon of salt to the 300 gallon tank, tomorrow, i'll try to increase salt content and get another heater.
will melafix be helpful with ich?

 

[Lupin]

currently have problem with ich on my new loaches
i've dosed my 300 gal tank with only 10 tablespoon salt, can i increase the dosage? because i've red clown loaches can't take salt?

i've also added a heater. i would like to avoid meds that would mess up my filter if possible.

Did you dissolve the salt, terror? I treat my loaches using heat and salt treatment. Dissolve salt first before adding it to the tank. Try a tablespoon per 5g dosage. What's the temperature right now?

 

[Lupin]

thanks,
I've added another 10 tablespoon of salt to the 300 gallon tank, tomorrow, i'll try to increase salt content and get another heater.
will melafix be helpful with ich?

Melafix will not destroy the parasites. Medicines are only a last resort if all else fails.

 

[msjinkzd]

I had great luck using heat and salt treatment as well in a tank with catfish, tetras, and invertebrates.