[AquaticLife] ICH
The substance the store sold you probably contains methyline blue, which is not only a medication, but a dye. If the store had told you that the best way to treat ich, they would not have made any money from you that day.
The ideal temperature for an ich cure is 84 degrees F. Your goldfish may not do well at that temperature, so you would need to raise it until the fish start to become uncomfortable, which would like be 76-78 degrees. While waiting for the temperature to rise, go over to your friendly local supermarket and get yourself some kosher or canning salt. Add this to your tank at the rate of 1 tsp per gallon of water. Mix it with tank water first, so the salt has a chance to dissolve.
The white spots you see on the fish are created by the parasite and eggs are laid. When the cysts burst open The eggs will release a form of the parasite that will then become larva. When these larva swim in the water column, they will then be at their most vulnerable and the salt will help to lead them to their d3mise as they look for a host fish.
The purpose of the heat is to speed up the process of their life cycle, so they live shorter life spans. This, in turn, means they have less time to sped finding a host.
The white cottony substance you report is likely to be a fungus. Ich will cover a fish with what looks like salt crystals.
\Steve//
> —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > angelandchase49@aim.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 3:06 PM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AquaticLife] ICH > > have been treating my goldfish for ich even though only one has it am treating all as ihave no > way to isolate the one who actually has it. It is looking alot betterbut its tail is looking a bit > chewed up. have been treating the ich with stuff bought from a store turns water blue not > sure what the med is called but says it is for ich removal. The ick is almost gone now.? I do > plan on getting a new filter prob have to anyways since the old one has the ick virus(?) on it. > and don’t want to reintroduce the ich back into the tank.? how long past no signs of ich do i > need to treat? Also at the fish store where i got the stuff from had a gold fish that had a > white cottony like spot over its eye. Whas that ich that i saw or what was it? > > > >
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