How to make an ich tank habitable again?
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How to make an ich tank habitable again?
I just came back from a week in China and found that a 10 gallon with 4 female swordtails and a female betta had been wiped out. Don't ask me why... The tank was cycled, planted and not overly stocked with these 5 fish. Temperature was at 23, sponge filter nicely bubbling away....
Anyway, I did notice there were white 'dusty' spots on one of the females which definitively was a sort of ich.
I don't want to risk new fish catching ich right away. What should I do to make this tank ich usable again? If possible without tearing it apart.....
Anyway, I did notice there were white 'dusty' spots on one of the females which definitively was a sort of ich.
I don't want to risk new fish catching ich right away. What should I do to make this tank ich usable again? If possible without tearing it apart.....
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Re: How to make an ich tank habitable again?
Raise the tank temperature to about 86 F for a week should kill off the ich.. They cannot survive long without a fish host, and raising the temperature increases their speed of metabolism. Unless you re ina hurry to restock it, I'd leave it fishless for 3 weeks to be sure .
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Re: How to make an ich tank habitable again?
davefrombc wrote:Raise the tank temperature to about 86 F for a week should kill off the ich.. They cannot survive long without a fish host, and raising the temperature increases their speed of metabolism. Unless you re ina hurry to restock it, I'd leave it fishless for 3 weeks to be sure .
Yup. That sounds right.
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Re: How to make an ich tank habitable again?
Thanks! I put the heat up to 30 degrees. That should do it....
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Re: How to make an ich tank habitable again?
Also, the babies seem to be produced in the substrate, so make sure you do water changes and concentrate on the substrate.
When I have ICH issues, I usually up the temp and do 2 water changes per week
When I have ICH issues, I usually up the temp and do 2 water changes per week
Re: How to make an ich tank habitable again?
Don't forget to "sterilize" the buckets, nets and any reservoir which may have been in contact with the protozoa.
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That is a good tip....
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