How do you cure this, it seems parasitic bacteria are clinging to the face in small white clumps. Am I to balme?
2006-07-02 17:17:22 · 13 answers · asked by Sunny D 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Everybody says put in the ick medicine. If you do, take out any carbon.. it counteracts the ick medicine.
You can also add aquarium salt.. follow the directions.. it's something like a tablespoon per five gallons or something. It's not a cure, but it helps lessen the stress on the fish.
The best thing you can do.. if you have an aquarium with a heater.. turn up the heater to 82 or so. Most all parasites can't live in that temperature. I just leave my tank at that temperature all the time.. never ever had a problem with ick ever since. Some fish may not like that heat.. but a goldfish.. doubt it phases them.
You can do one or all three of these things. The salt on it's own will probably not cure the problem though. The other two probably will. The 82 degree water will definitely.. at least it's worked for me.
2006-07-02 17:55:12 · answer #1 · answered by game buddee 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it looks like salt on it it has ick. go to oet store and buy super ick or something of that nature. raise the temp to 82 and dont feed them for like 3 days
follow instructiond n bottle.
2006-07-02 18:08:32 · answer #2 · answered by opal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ick..go get treatment at a fish store
2006-07-02 17:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by I â?¥ my doberman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a fish store and get some medicine. It doesn't sound like Ich, it sounds like a fungus infection. Talk to the people at the store and they can help you determine what's the best medicine to get.
2006-07-02 17:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by Martin S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the pet store and get a bottle of the batceria liquid killing stuff and follow the directions on the bottle and your fish should be fine and no your probably not to blame a lot of stuff can cause fish to get bacteria
2006-07-02 17:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by key2me12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its Ick. You can fix him right up by making a trip to Petco, Petsmart, etc.
2006-07-02 17:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is ick, go to pet store or walmart and get some drops for ick, it isn't expensive at all and no you aren't to blame, they just get it and it can kill them so it does need to be treated asap
2006-07-02 17:21:16 · answer #7 · answered by sandrarosette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go get some treatment from the pet store and remove the fish into its own tank so no nore will catch it
2006-07-05 12:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by gemini_powergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First,clean your filter........change the water........add chlorine......
How big is your tank?
If it is just a small bowl, just put a table spoon of salt into it.....
If it is a 2ft tank, put about 1 handful......
If its a 4ft tank, put about 2 handful.......
2006-07-02 20:11:45 · answer #9 · answered by SATJ12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish can get a thing caled "ich".You can buy ich remover at you pet shop.
2006-07-02 17:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by fantasy_lady428 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋