Nikki wrote:
I am out of "ich" med and was reading how to treat ich with salt and high
temp, however in all the pages I read I noticed malachite green treats ich,
and fungus, I have fungus med with the ingredient being MG, but my bottle
has the dose for fungus on it being that is what its for, no dosing info for
ich treatment, the fungus direction said dose twice 48 hours apart which
would. not work for ich, any idea what the right dose would be for ich in a
40 gl tank, or even per gallon and I can figure it out, maybe someone has
ich med at home with MG as the main ingredient. being its a holiday stores
are closed and I noticed the ich yesterday but was on the way out the door
for the funeral, so figured I would deal with it today, so I don't want to
wait till I am able to get to the fishs store, need be I guess I could go to
the super market and they may have it, but if the malachite green will work
it would be a little easier.
so if anyone is around today and knows please let me know.
thanks an happy easter
.Nik
how high of a temp can female bettas deal with, i have it on 81 now but i
think as far as heat killing ich it has to be at least 85-89 right? I have
an extra air hose going

I hope the funeral went OK.

Ich meds are usually a mixture of formalin and malachite green.
Straight MG or formalin can both work - just not as fast. If it's all
you have, try it. You can always change some water and go to a normal
formalin/malachite green medicine later. Follow the dose on the bottle
because the manufacturer has designed it to be a safe dose. Overdosing
on MG is very bad for tetras, scaleless catfish, and loaches.

As for temps, I've had bettas up to 84F (along with the rest of my house
and all my other fish) with no ill effects. You need at least 85F for
temperature alone to kill ich. Some temperature tolerant strains have
been reported, so watch carefully if you try high temps with no meds.

If I were you, I'd start feeding the fish twice a day with a good,
high-protein food. I would raise tank temps to 82F to speed the
parasite life cycle and dose the malachite green exactly according to
the fungus bottle. In a couple of days, when I was over the stress of
the funeral, I would see if the fish looked better and maybe go to the
fish store for some Quick Cure or raise the temperature higher.

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