Ick on Black finned Shark!?!?!?

[AlonelyCody]

I moved to a bigger tank a few days ago (55 gal) I noticed today that my black finned shark possibly has ick. I read some where that you can up the temp to help destroy the ick. Can you do this with Black Finned Sharks? I think the temp to set it at was 80º. I don't want to use the ick medication fully because with him being a scaleless fish it will affect him and possibly make things worse. I am going to quaratine him and raise the temp if I can get some feedback on this. I am also going to treat him in the quaratine tank with only 1/2 the medication treatment recommendation.

 

[William]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=1177

Is that the fish you refer to when you say black fin shark?


Over the next five or so days, Up the temp of the tank to 88-90 degrees, If its the 55ga, two 150watt heaters spaced at seperate ends of the tank should accomplish this quite well.

Increase the temp only a degree or so every day, until 88-90 is reached.

Leave at the temp for 2 weeks, no meds or anything. Ich will be perminately erradicated from your tank, and will never appear again as long as you don't add a new source of ich.


As for your shark surviving, if its the shark in the link above, then yes it will survive. Mine survived two bouts and heattreatments

 

[AlonelyCody]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?siteid=21&pCatId=936
This is the black finned shark I am asking about. Columbia Shark sometimes referred to as the black finned shark. They are scaleless that's why Im trying to find an alternative to the ick medication.