About Ich...

[MichaelsLilGray]

How is it the fish tank has been set up for a while now. no fish or, plants have been added to it.. and fish just all the sudden come down with ich?

 

[Lager]

Usually come from stress. The ich is around but healthy fish are not effected. Once something happens they loss some of their fight and the ich attacks. Usually from a quick temp drop or from bad over all conditions.

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

will it come from a rise of temp?

 

[Alaris]

How much of a rise? And yes temp swings stress fish out. That's why if you're going to use the heat treatment for ich you need to raise the temp slowly only 1 degree per 12 hrs until it reaches about 86F.

What are your parameters (in numbers please)?

 

[MichaelsLilGray]

all parameters are fine in my 55 gallon. 0 ammo 0 Ites and 10 Ates.. the temp was set at 80 for a while.. Found it at 84 today therometer floated to the top and was on thinking it could cool down my house lol

 

[smn723]

A 4 degree temperature swing can cause a significant amount of stress to your fish. What heater do you have?

 

[Jnam]

IMO if its at 84 allready just take the next two to 3 days and get it up over 86 and leave it there for a couple of weeks. That will kill off the ich. My tank just got over ich, mine was due to the addition of some new fish. I qtd them but the stress from moving them for QT to tank must have brought it on. But the heat only method wiped it out and i only lost 2 of the new fish and 1 female guppy who was very old.