will ich kill my fish?

Answer 1

Yes, without prompt treatment ich will certainly kill your fish. DO NOT remove the fish from the tank to treat for ich! Ich is in the water, gravel, filter... everything and must be treated right in the tank.

Ich is a parasite in your aquarium. To dispel some common myths it is not caused by poor water quality or low temperatures, or ammonia, or dirty filters or anything else like that. It does not lurk around in a tank waiting to attack fish, it does not only attack weakened fish, it is not airborne. None of that is true. It is caused by a specific parasite and must be introduced into the tank. This usually happens when you bring in new fish from an infected tank. The best treatments for ick in a tropical aquariums are:

Change a large portion of the water, about 50-60% while cleaning the gravel very well.
Clean the filter and change the filter media.
Add 1 tablespoon of salt per gallon of the tank. Add this slowly, giving the fish time to adjust.
Raise the temperature to 88-90 F. Raise it slowly, about 1 degree per hour. You may need to add an air stone or two depending on the type of fish and how heavily the tank is stocked. Treat for at least 7 days after you see the last white spots on any of the fish. After the treatment return the tank temperature to normal.

OR

Use a good ick medication as directed on the bottle. Try to find a medication that uses Malachite Green as the active ingredient. (CAUTION: Malachite Green is a known carcinogen. Be careful not to get it on your skin!)
Change 25% or more of the water daily being sure to clean the gravel as you do so.
Continue the treatment for at least 7 days after you see the last white spots on any of the fish. After the treatment, return the carbon to your filter.

Either will work and will remove the ich from your tank.

MM

Answer 2

corys need half the med as they have no scales. Bottom feeders and invertebrates are very sensitive to these meds. It is advised that you treat them in a seperate tank with a much smaller dose. I use noxich and its fine for bottom feeders if you use half. I have 7 loaches. The other fish might be dieing from chemicals from the dead bodies maybe? thats my guess. My suggestion is to put carbon in to remove all meds and start over with half the amount (if there are any corys left). How many drops did you add? You should add 3-5 drops a day for 10 gallon with corys. PS - raise the temp if its not already high, makes it treat alot faster edit: dont listen to the other people, noxich is fine if used properly, salt does not always work and SALT IS HARMFUL TO BOTTOM FEEDERS(yes, aquarium salt) so you obviously cannot use that. hey mickey guess what? bottom feeders are not very tolerant to aquarium salt and the amount you need to add for ich treatment is just not plausible.

Answer 3

only if its heavy when your fish firsts gets ich remove it from the community tank and treat it you will also want to treat your community tank to make sure that your other fish wont get it

Answer 4

It could.......so i would go to your local petstore and buy ick remover. It normally comes in a small eyedropper looking bottle. It is a liquid you put in the tank to cure the fish. It shold not effect the other fish.

Answer 5

Yes!

Answer 6

yes! treat right away!

Answer 7

ick is fatal to fish if left untreat.

if ick persist in your tank, please treat it immediately.

Answer 8

you mean ick
and yes maybe it will.

Answer 9

If it is not treated soon then YES!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

If not treated, then YES!!!!!!!!!!!