ich.

[Wonder8331]

Does anyone know if it is possible for only 1 fish to have ich? Have 3 platy 2 angelfish 2 catfish but only 1 Raphael has ich. Treating the tank now only 2nd treatment but everyone else seems totally fine. The one that has it is new . And he's really small.

 

[Dreamingdragon]

Could be a weaker fish. As long you are treat them on time. It,s good. I had it on 1 fish I did a heat treatment. And it was all fine. It did not spread out. Lucky me

 

[twoodrough]

If one has it then it is in the tank for everyone to get. I just got done with Ich. Only lost one of my 5 fish due to treatment. A lot of work and no fun, but still have most of my fish in the end.

 

[boadams87]

Does anyone know if it is possible for only 1 fish to have ich? Have 3 platy 2 angelfish 2 catfish but only 1 Raphael has ich. Treating the tank now only 2nd treatment but everyone else seems totally fine. The one that has it is new . And he's really small.

How are you gonna treat it.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Treating ich does not require meds.
Raise the temp to 86-88F
Increase aeration
Increase gravel vacs and water changes
Leave heat up for a week after last spot is seen
You have to treat an entire tank for ich. It's not just the fish infected but the substrate and water.
http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_ich2.php
It is a food idea to have a quarantine tank for this reason.

 

[LyndaB]

+1

Don't be so quick to dose your tank with meds. For almost every illness, there is a natural cure.

 

[severum mama]

Moved to FW and Brackish- Unhealthy Fish.

 

[Jenn27]

I have lost so many fish to that nasty stuff, but I finally found a way to kill those buggers! Here is what I did (though you can omit the meds, but I personally was too afraid to do that).

*Raise temp to 85*F
*Add another airstone, as meds and higher temps make oxygen levels drop.
*I treated with Life Guard from Tetra
*Vacuum every other day to remove the parasites as they fall off the fish.

I have used this method twice now (adding new fish without quaretening first *doh*) and has worked like a charm. it may take two cycles of meds, depending on how bad it is. GL!

 

[Jenn27]

Oh, on my Oscar tank, I used half the med dose since Cats can be sensitive to meds.

 

[OscarFan76]

I just treated ich by raising the temp to 86 and adding aquarium salt. Worked great for my Oscar. It disappeared in about a week.