Ick question?

Question

I have a pregnant guppy. Is it safe to treat her for ick, if she's about 3weeks to due her babies?

Also, I have a shrimp. I know that they can't be given parasite cure, but I can't find anything that says if ick medicacation is safe.

I would really like to know the honest truth you know.(if you have no idia, please don't give a foolish answer.)

THANK YOU for reading and triing to help!

I have a freshwater shrimp. He is a bamboo shrimp. It;s not him who has ick. I was just wondering if it would be safe for him.(the medication.)
I have already heard of raising the temp. and salt. There are no physical signs of ick on my fish...
She just rubbs and rolls in the rocks on the bottom of my tank once in a while(mabie 1-2 times a day, on average)
She is pregnant, probably for the first time, since it's a young fish.
My whole tank is freshwater.
My ph and temp. are fine. The filter isn't clogged. I already treated all my fish for paasites when I got them. My guppy isn.t vary agressive. There is no other signs, only the rubbing.

The shrimp was ten dollars, and the fish was $2.75

My tank has small amounts of UNIODIZED SALT IN IT. I have a varity of community fish, and 2 calmer,peaceful fish.

The only agression is sexual, and its my male snakeskin guppy. He nips fins, nugges girl fish, and loves to make my other guppy have babies. He even nips at my 8inch goldfish(who is quiet and peaceful, but I will be giving him to a trusted friend, since he's getting to be a handful with poo, feeding, and growing. He's over-healthy.)

Answer 1

Typical ick medications are NOT safe for your shrimp. Go to a good pet shop that also sells saltwater aqarium products and explai the problem. They will be familiar with products safe to use with invertebrates (like your shrimp). Salt is a needed part of a freshwater aquarium in almost every case. Some salt will not harm your shrimp (urban legend at work).
Honest answer: If you raise the temperature of your tank to 88-90 it will eventually kill off the ick with no other treatment. But it takes a few weeks. Adding about 2 tablespoons of salt per 5 gallons of water will help speed up the cure. This will cure the ick with the least strain on your pregnant guppy and should have it all cleared up before she is due.

MM

Answer 2

Ick can be treated by raising the temperature of the water and increasing the salt level in the water.

Increase the constant temperature of the tank by 2-3 degrees. A good heater should be able to be raised that small of an amount. You also want the temperature to remain at that new level for at least 7 to 10 days.

Salt in a fresh water aquarium is a necessity. 1 tablespoon of non-iodized salt per 5 gallons of water. This helps the natural slime coating on the fish's skin.

I would not use medication at all.

Answer 3

yes you can treat the guppy but use very small amounts of medicine use 1/2 and teaspoon per gallon instead of a whole teaspoon when you pour the medicine in the tank best bet is to pour it in where your power filter releases the water into the tank and in 2 weeks you should see some improvement

Answer 4

I wouldn't treat in the same tank as the shrimp. Does this fish actually have ick?

Edit: Don't use salt with shrimp! Salt is not a necessity for freshwater fish. Some species can't tolerate it at all. Its good for tropicals who can tolerate yes, but not a necessity.

Answer 5

Well I don't think there is anything for shrimp. For the guppy yes you can treat her and see how everything goes. But if she starts acting weird then I would stop giving her the ick mecine. Good luck.

Answer 6

i've recently had problems with ich too and am FINALLY getting over it. raising the temp is the best thing to do from my experience, over 85.

if want to keep the shrimp then don't add the meds, but if he's like a little 20 cent cleaner shrimp, then i would say add the meds and see how he does...and buy a new one if he dies.

raise the temp, add a little aquarium salt (guppies really like it), and make amends for the shrimp...

Answer 7

the best thing for you to do if you do not want to put a chemical in tank turn the heater up to about 82-85 degrees this should kill off the ick parasite it is a cold water parasite