My Discus fishes just treated from Ich ,... what to do next ???

[minajaguar]

My Discus fishes just treated from Ich .. but the disease is still in my tank ..so what to do for the next 2 weeks ( the life cycle of the white spot parasite ) to get rid of all the disease .( i used salt and 32 c temperature in treatment without chemicals)
<135 litre tank 35 gallon>

[jimg]

could use copper safe

[darkknight87]

What temperature is your tank set to? I've never had Ich with my discus..and thats usually because the temperature is too high for Ich to survive well..or atleast thats what I have been told in the past

[minajaguar]

mine iis 30 - 31 ... what is yours ?????
( it was a mistake by me cause i was keeping discus in 27 :) )

[minajaguar]

someone told me to put a piece of Cu wire in the water .... is that works ?

[skennedysocal]

Heat is a very effective killer of Ich:

"It has been found that Ich does not infect new fish at 29.4°C/85°F (Johnson, 1976), stops reproducing at 30°C/86°F (Dr. Nick St. Erne, DVM, pers. comm.), and dies at 32°C/89.5°F (Meyer, 1984)"

[DerekFF]

High temps and copper are the nuclear bombs to ich and discus could care less about either treatment

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[minajaguar]

thanks ... very good answers /...... so what do u advice me to do now .. i willl change 50 % of water today ... what to do rather than increase the temp .. put salt or not
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[Orange Crush]

thanks ... very good answers /...... so what do u advice me to do now .. i willl change 50 % of water today ... what to do rather than increase the temp .. put salt or not
???????????????????
Why are you not wanting to increase the heat?

[DerekFF]

thanks ... very good answers /...... so what do u advice me to do now .. i willl change 50 % of water today ... what to do rather than increase the temp .. put salt or not
???????????????????

We already answered that. Theres only a few ways of doing this. Use copper, increase heat, salt (may or may not work). So take your pick, but copper and heat are guaranteed

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