Ich problem!

You can cure ich just with the use of salt. I'm not sure how your snails
would fare with the strength of salt though so might be best to remove them
if you do this. I'd do a really big water change to get most of the meds
out, put back your charcoal filter for a few hours etc. Then dissolve a
teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon of tank water in a glass with some
water taken form the tank. Pour it into the tank. IN 12 hours repeat this
process and then again in another 12 hours. Leave the salt in there for 2
weeks, keep the tank lights out, perhaps even cover the tank with a towel to
darken it, and if you can raise the temp to 80. This will kill the ich
completely. You will probably have to do water changes during this time so
remember to add salt at a tablespoon (3 teaspoons) per gallon to all new
water added.
You need to remember though that ich is caused by stress of some kind,
possibly in this case bad water quality? Have you tested for ammonia,
nitrites and nitrates?
Mel.


"Toni" wrote in message
link.net...

"GiveMeABMW" wrote in message
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I've had 2 tanks come down with ich...raising the temp and adding
Aquarisol
[bought at Petsmart, but other LFSs probably carry it] got rid of it
both
times. Remember to keep medicating for a week after the symptoms go
away.

Anyone have other treatments work for them?



I've used Quick Cure on Goldfish with a light case of ich and had no
problems clearing it up- but my water temps never go nearly as low as the
original poster. Those temps would slow down the life cycle of ich quite a
bit- I'd really suggest raising it.


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Toni
http://www.cearbhaill.com/goldfish.htm