skyfish

well i'm new to all this but ive been reading alot and do more than enough to keep my fish happy, but i have one problem...ICH. when i bought the flowerhorn from my local LFS it looked fine i brought it home and put it in my quarantine tank and let him/her rest for a few days. the i woke up one morning and found him riddled with ich/whitespot. i have turned up the temp to 86 and started day 2 of my medication rid-ich. the quarantime tank is a little 8 and a half gallon tank wit one h.o.t. filter. does this sound like i'm going about this in the right way or am i doing something wrong? help with info is anyone can..thanks

Lucy

Hi welcome to Fish Lore

Thank goodness for quaratine tanks!
You're on the right track. 86F is a little high. I'd slowly lower it to 83/84F. That temp will kill the ich. Leave it there for at least 2 weeks. Increase aeration to make up for lower oxygen in warmer water. Do a thorough gravel vac to pick up the dead spores.

Good luck!

skyfish

i heard about salt..but but would it be needed if i am already doing the medication or would it help me kill those nasty lil ich faster?

Lucy

Personally, I'd skip the salt. Depending on how bad the ich is the higher temp will kill it. If it's real bad, the meds will take care of it.

skyfish

thanks for your help. you all are very helpful and from what i read in all the other sections have alot of knowledge. good to know others like fish as much and maybe even mor than me

≈ D ≈

Lucy

Good point ≈ D ≈

It's a terrific forum. The members have a wide range of knowledge. We hope you enjoy it.
We'd love to see pics of your tank.

Keep us posted. I hope your fish feels better soon.