FishCrazyBenBOMB
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Does ich just look like little white spots on the fish? If so I think my blue ram has it. I highered the degress by 2-3, should I get ich medicine as well?
If you were to use heat alone to treat ich, you would need to up the temp all the way to 88-90. So keep turning the temp up (a degree every hour or 2). You would want to increase aeration in the tank & watch the fish for signs of stress. Note that you need to get the temp up to at least 88 to kill ich. Lower than that, & you are just increasing the speed ich multiply. <Note there is also at least 1 strain of heat resistant ich in florida.>
I personally do not use meds for ich. I do however use salt. Depending on the fish, this may be an option. <However, salt will kill plants at the level needed to kill ich, so you will need to treat in a QT.>
Some have good results with ich-cure. However, there is a risk to your biofilter & or plants. Persoanlly, I would only treat with meds in resistant cases, & then only in a QT.