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[omgitskacie12]

Okay, most of you know about the 4 fish i got from petsmart and ad fin rot and ick. Well now 7 fish have died from it including my black dalmatian molly (my favorite) and now my American flag looking female guppy had ick! So that means all the fish in my tank have ick (thats 10 adult/juvie fish and about 65 fry) So now i have to try to treat the tank OR git rid of the fish. replace the water and start all over.

[Holey_Rock_of_Texas]

wow i am really sorry to hear that.

[guppyfreak2]

i had that happen with my guppies and mollies and i treated with rid ick and raised the temp of the water add all was fine

sorry to hear it i hope they get better

[tsunderl]

Raise the temp to 85 degrees and add non-iodized salt. Can't remember the ratio of salt but I'm sure someone will chime in. Ich is very treatable but you have to treat for the entire life cycle, not just when the white spots disappear. That's a common mistake.

Don't give up on them. Try, try, try.

[omgitskacie12]

you have to treat for the entire life cycle, not just when the white spots disappear.

What do you mean? also thanks everyone!

[EAST_TX_RN]

So sorry to hear this! Good luck with the treatment!

[kewlkatdady]

the life cycle of ich is like 10 days...or something.

just because you do not seem the white spots on the fish after 3-4 of treatment, you need to continue treatment for the full time to make sure you kill it all.

What do you mean? also thanks everyone!

[Dr. Awkward]

Yeah, whenever one fish gets ich they all get it. You'll need to treat for 16 days - two days longer than the ich life cycle - to make sure all the ich are dead. Keeping the temp high helps a ton because it speeds up their life cycle and get's them gone faster. You might lose a few fish but most of them should pull through.

[omgitskacie12]

So i called petsmart and talked to the manager and he agreed to give the the chemicals treat the fish free. so i hope they work

[drag13honda]

Personally i do not put chemicals in my tank unless absolutely 100% necessary. To me it is better to stick with a natural fix. Personally i would do as everyone has said heat/salt. It is your call though.

What fish do you have? depending what your stock list is, the meds may kill some of the fish you're keeping - just forewarning. Good luck with the situation.

[guppyfreak2]

So i called petsmart and talked to the manager and he agreed to give the the chemicals treat the fish free. so i hope they work

what did they give you?
years ago i got fish from them and they ended up with ich and i talk to the manager and he gave me some treatment and it killed every thing i had

i hope yours will be ok

[omgitskacie12]

they gave me Melafix for the fin rot and Rid Ich for the ich

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oh and i have dalmatian mollies, a male guppy (out of the 6 that i had about a week ago) some platy's, and a peclo

[bra8ndy8]

Did they not replace your fish? Also I don't add chemicals either... Everyone here has told you you to turn up the heat and add salt!! But you seem like your not wanting to take that advice.
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[omgitskacie12]

no they didnt, and im starting wirh this and it looks like its working. my heater doesnt work anymore so i cant do the temp and salt thing. if it did work i would have done that
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[bra8ndy8]

Heaters are 10 dollars and speed up the cycle... But what do I know.
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[tsunderl]

Heaters are 10 dollars and speed up the cycle... But what do I know.
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Where you buying heaters for $10?!?!?!

If the Melifix is working, continue. Do what you can with what you have to work with.

Keep us posted. :)

[bra8ndy8]

Walmart.
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[tsunderl]

If your WalMart has 200watt and above heaters for $10, I'll make the trip to Sherman and buy 'em all!

[kSpieler]

Heh, yes, you can get heaters at Wally World for $10 - I have several :)

The catch to that is they are pre-programmed to like 78 degrees...and are not adjustable ... well, the ones I have aren't :rolleyes: (heheh) the Walmarts in BahaOklahoma might have diferent ones :brandy:

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The chemicals available at the petstores will work, if used exactly as directed, and most of them are designed and packaged for people that may or may not have much experience.
It can be really scary to try and go the "natural" route ... even if everyone tells you it's ok ... since you can't see any immediate results.

And no one ever said exactly how much salt...?
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Kacie - keep your head up! and good luck!

Remember, it's a learning experience ... we all had to start somewhere :rolleyes: :exactly:

[omgitskacie12]

thanks :) they seem to be getting better (i havent had any die on me in the past 2 or 3 days) lol

[bra8ndy8]

That's good to hear!!