Treating guppy with ich in a tank containing invertebrates!!

[katefshaw]

Hi there,

I'm really concerned about my guppy who I think has ich. He has white spot on his tail and has lost his appetite and is flashing. I have several red cherry shrimp in my tank and two guppies, one of which has ich. I have read all about ich online and know about different treatments available including raising temp, increasing salinity and medications available. I have not been able to find out what to do if you have a mixed tank with invertebrates and fish as most treatments harm invertebrates. I don't have a quarantine tank to place the invertebrates in whilst treating the fish. Can you please help me? Im really concerned that my guppy will die

Thanks so much for your help

Kate

 

[Mebbid]

Just do the heat treatment method. Raise the temperature of the tank by a few degrees every hour until the temperature hits 86 degrees and then keep it there for a week after there are no longer any signs of ich. It's perfectly safe for both your fish and the inverts.

There is no need for salt during this.

 

[katefshaw]

Shall I add an airstone to make sure I don't reduce oxygen levels too much in the tank?

Thanks for your help

 

[Mebbid]

Shall I add an airstone to make sure I don't reduce oxygen levels too much in the tank?

Thanks for your help

absolutely, more air is almost never a bad thing.