I've lost 8 fish to ick... It's nasty. Here's what you need to do: do daily 1/2 water changes and be sure to vacuum the bottom of the tank. The last time I had ick, I would change1/2 the water but I wouldn't vacuum the bottom. The bottom is where the ick live when it's not on the fish. If you can keep that clean, you should be able to kill the ick. Remember, make sure there is no gravel on the bottom of the tank as this will just make it harder for you.
Also, when my goldfish had fin rot, I bought a bottle of Mela Fix. Within two days, the rotting had stopped and in four it was healed. Wonderful stuff.
Next time you get a new fish, be sure to quarantine it before you introduce it to your main tank. That's how I lost 6 fish to ick. Now, I quarantine. If I hadn't done that last time I got new fish, I might have lost another 6 fish to it. Instead, I just lost two.
Add an air stone to the quarantine tank as well if possible.
If you don't have a gravel vacuum, you can create a suction through a garden hose. That's what we do. To create the suction, we connect one end of the hose to the outside faucet and put the other end into the water of the tank. Then, we turn on the water and wait for all of the air to be forced out of the hose. Next, you unscrew the hose from the faucet and let it lay on the ground. You should have a suction now.
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From: Noura <n-ocean@scs-net.org>
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 3:02 PM
Subject: RE: [AquaticLife] HELP MY GOLDFISH ARE SICK AND DYING
My Angelfish had fin rot a month ago, they're 3 inches tall , or wide,
there's no difference J They're probably two males, their tails shortened by
more than half an inch and became like strings, I just added salt, and upped
the water change routine, about 50% every 48 hours. Within 4 days the rot
stopped getting worse, and in two weeks the two fish were completely cured,
and their fins grew back. However, I don't know what happened during this
illness, but the two can't stand each other now. Telling them that they
–animals- should be good examples of peace and harmony to us humans, didn't
stop the fight L , I had to move one of them out before it was killed.
Noura from Syria
From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Michelle
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:33 PM
To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AquaticLife] HELP MY GOLDFISH ARE SICK AND DYING
My fish have fin rot and ick. I have been treating the water for almost
a week and a half, but none of the 3 fish are getting better. they are
in a hospital tank. two of the fish with fin rot now have tails that
look like they are strings- I cant bear to lose any more of my sweet
fish... I am very scared to lose them! What do I do??
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