My fish have ick, I have used Ick Clear (Jungle) How is the tank supposed to look after you put the medicine in? It started clouding in a couple hours, so I put the filter in afterwards. The fish's ick symptoms seem to be worsing. What should I do? Put in more medicine?
2007-12-27 12:12:19 · 3 answers · asked by .... . 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
I mainly want to know if it is normal for the tank to cloud severly after using the ick clear, jungle product.
2007-12-27 12:26:38 · update #1
when i put mine in the tablets disinegrate and then the water turns blue for days and even dies the silicon in the tank blue but yours might just make the water cloudy sounds normal to me
2007-12-27 18:55:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not really familiar with the product, since I haven't used it myself, but judging from some online reviews, it doesn't seem to be that popular: http://www.petco.com/Shop/Product.aspx?R=7657&Nav=1&N=0&Ntt=ich+clear&sku=564745&familyID=7636& But DON'T add more medication than the directions specify.
I've treated ich by either using salt and heat, or a medication containing a combination of malachite green and formalin (Quick Cure and Rid ich are two brands, and even WalMart should carry one of these). You might want to see if these are ingredients in your medication. This link will give you the details of treatment: http://www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/ich.shtml
It's not unusual for the fish to look worse before it looks better. It can take 10-14 days to eliminate it from the tank. And since the parasites on the fish are protected from the medication (they only die when in the water) it's important that you continue treating the fish for 3-5 days after you stop seeing the spots. If you stop treating too early, there may still be live parasites in the water that could reinfect your fish.
You shouldn't take the entire filter out, only the carbon (the part that looks like black rocks, or a black pad). Carbon will absorb the medication so it's no longer in the water.
If you decide to switch medications, do a water change so you remove all the old medication first.
2007-12-27 15:57:06 · answer #2 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your fish is a goner. sorry
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2007-12-27 13:09:21 · answer #3 · answered by racm_86 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋