Damn Ick

[canadianbudz604]

Of course it must be the time of year, but my fish also have the ick. I noticed it on one of my rummy nose, and then a couple more. Now the german rams got it. Im using Prime and water changes to treat it. What I am wondering because the tank is close to my kitchen window, would changes of lighting cause the ick? My water tests are good, (usually are) but damn wife keeps opening the blinds wide open so I wonder if this is stressing the fish out? Thanks for any help

[jobber604]

Ich outbreaks happen when your fish is stressed and so easily susceptible to ich outbreak.
What do you think could be stressing the fish?
Water conditions?
Too much light? Overfeeding?
How often do you do water change?
How big are your water change?

[gklaw]

SERA Ick medication worked very well for me. Usually just one treatment and they are gone when caught earlier. Wish my SW is that easy.

[canadianbudz604]

Water conditions are normally very good, all tests are in perfect range, nice soft water. 5.9ph 0 across. But the lighting issue may be the case. Tank is too close to the kitchen window, have gone through 3 different types of lighting as of late... now using a t8 strip. Overfeeding may also be the problem... i feed twice a day switching between flakes, brine shrimp or bloodworms. Water changes are done every monday 25%. tap water with conditioner and then let it sit for a day... This time around i added a bit of salt (rummy nose and rams dont like salt) And used Prime ick plus.... hopefully it goes away. Now thinking of finding a darker corner for the tank... and feeding once a day.

[jobber604]

How big is your tank?

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[canadianbudz604]

The tank is a strange shaped 20 gallon 24x18x12 along those lines..... 2nd day of treatment female ram lookin horrible rummynose are cured pleco doesn't have it. Both rams got it female way worse than male.. Piss me off

[thefishwife]

I have always used Kordon Ich Attack, its organic so-to-speak, and I chose this one b/c I had plants and shrimp and cories at the time. It worked well for me.

Did you add any new fish to the tank? Sometimes that can stress them.

[Luke78]

Have you inspected your heater lately? What make is it?,new or old? After a year or so heaters do need to be replaced.General wear and tear take effect, and it will soon leave uneven water temperatures which most tropical fish dont like.Placing an aquarium near a window,doorway,or near a heater will cause problems for you as well(again temps fluctuating,people or objects being moved around stress the fish etc) Whats your temperature sitting at now? some of the stock your curing at the moment need high temps to be happy.Forgot to add when doing water changes,try to match the temps of the fresh water your putting in,to the one sitting already in your aquarium.Any water too high or low will cause grief for your fish.

The tank is a strange shaped 20 gallon 24x18x12 along those lines..... 2nd day of treatment female ram lookin horrible rummynose are cured pleco doesn't have it. Both rams got it female way worse than male.. Piss me off

[canadianbudz604]

Well four days into the treatment of course, none of the fish have the ich except the ram. I say ram cause the female died grrrrrr!!!! both thermometers read 80 so dont think its from the temp. I did add a dwarf parrot like 8 days ago so maybe thats what it was?!?! I know the prime ich plus isnt working too well, the temp is up and i have added some salt and nothing is working on the ram. any suggestions? all the other fish are fine and happy... even the ram seems happy, water tests are good, he just still has ich spots on him! Piss me off.

[gklaw]

ssss, watch language please

If everyone is happy, why not monitor it for 24 hours see if condition get worse. If no other fish is affected, I would wait it out. It is better to loose the ram than stressing out the whole tank.