Home remities for treating fish with ick?

Question

I just noticed that my fish have ick (thats what I get for buying a new one at wal-mart...) I won't be able to get into town until friday and was wondering if there is a home remitiy or something to give them until I get into town(my van's broke and they can't fit it until friday...)

Thanks all, I have some aquraium salt and I'll add some asap and turn the heater up a bit. I'm going to try to get into town tomorrow.

I did a 1/3 water change this morning, it's a 50 gallon tank.

Answer 1

Heat and salt is the best option for you. Your fish won't wait until Friday to be treated without very serious risk. Heat the tank to 88-90F and add 1 tablespoon of salt per gallon of water in the tank. Do a 50% water change while cleaning the gravel every day and replace the water with just enough salt for the water you are adding. That is, if you have a 30 gallon tank and you remove 15 gallons for the water change, only add back 15 tablespoons of salt. Add the salt slowly tothe tank by disolving it in a large glass of tank water and pouring a little back in every so often until it's all back in about 6-8 hours. The best choice for salt is kosher salt. In a pinch you can use pickling salt, plain table salt or for just a few days even regular table salt. The minor iodine exposure will not be a problem in the short term. I wouldn advise against using sea salt in a freshwater tank except as a really last resort. It's far worse for freshwater fish thatn regular table salt. Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

MM

Answer 2

Heat the tank up to 90 degrees slowly and add a bit of sea salt or aquarium salt to the water. Then change the water completely at least once or twice a day which takes the swimming stage of the parasite out of the water. Good luck haven't tried this way myself but what have you got to lose. I am also treating my fish for ich but i bought a medicine for it.

Answer 3

Salt and heat. Raise the water temperature to around 86o (slowly, a few degrees each hour) and add salt at the rate of 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of tank water. If your fish are sensitive to salt (loaches, catfish, tetras), start at a teaspoon per 5 gallons and increase slowly. If you've got coldwater fish species, raising the temperature any amount will still help - you may want to add additional aeration, since as temperature rises, dissolved oxygen in the water decreases.

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