Ok, I finally got my temp up to 86

[amyezar]

How long should it be before the ICH goes away? I did a water change today and all the fish (besides the weird platys) are swimming around happily. The water temp is 86... should I go any higher than that?

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

I've heard atleast a week, or atleast until all the white spots are disappearing. I personally don't do the heat treatment for ich, but yeah, like I said before should be the right time frame.

 

[amyezar]

what treatment do you do for ich?

 

[amyezar]

Also, I have 3 Platys and the 2 smaller ones keep hiding in the rocks. I don't have any fish that are real aggressive right now and they come out to eat. Are they just nutty fish?

 

[FishCrazyBenBOMB]

I use medicine to treat my ich, cures in a couple of days and doesn't effect the fish what-so-ever.

As long as your fish are still eating, you should be fine. When they stop eating then you will have a problem, but I think you'll be fine.

 

[neilanh]

For the heat treatment to be effective, you will most likely see the ich get worse before it gets better. Don't panic, this is what's supposed to happen.

86 is a good temperature, leave it there. Check your fish daily, and once you see no more signs of ich, leave the temp at 86 for 2 more weeks. Then, slowly bring it back down.

I've successfully used this method a few times with only 1 loss.

 

[amyezar]

Thanks for all the infor everyone!

 

[Zagz]

I too have successfully treated my fish for ich with heat with no losses. It is less stressful on the fish IMO