Ich??? Pls help

[deMelo]

Hey guys I think my fish have ich

Started to notice white spots on my rainbow fish
Now all of my fish have tinny little white spots

I have raised my temps up to 86
Water quality is ok

Not sure what to do
I have some baby fry to so don't want to put any product that will kill them


Did a water change this weekend



Tried to take a good pic but is hard

Thanks for your time!

 

[deMelo]

Here is a better pic

 

[dalto]

Use a thermometer to verify that your temp is really 86 or higher.

Most strains of ich will eliminated by 86f for 10-14 days without any other treatment needed.

Just make sure there is plenty of surface agitation as O2 levels can be an issue with higher temps.

 

[MICEY]

I like to add coppersafe it will kill almost any-type of invertebrate(not shrimp or crayfish safe)
do not add salt with tetras in the tank they do not like it
a micro filter helps < I have used a diatom filter it sucks all the swimmers up
If you treat with heat I would go with 21 days to be safe , heat does not kill the ick it just speeds up there life cycle and they only have a short time to find a fish host or they die , moving water makes it harder for them to find a host and tetras , barbs and rainbows like fast moving water

 

[deMelo]

What do u think of This?

 

[deMelo]

Did anyone try this before?

 

[evil Nick]

You know maybe I was lucky but when I had my oscars they CONSTANTLY had Ich. Probably from the feeders.
I always had crays and used to use ich meds and never had one die on my watch.
Just never knew honestly, this was long ago.

 

[MICEY]

there are many different meds for ich , some will kill crayfish like anything with copper in it
live feeders from a lfs often are sick , best to use pellets or freeze the feeders overnight to kill the parasites, also I used to feed my snakeheads saltwater killies that I bought at a bait store live , they would not eat anything but live fish