deadfish11
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does anybody know whether garllic can cure ick?
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granny
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ich is a parasite, so it can be impacted by medicine given to your fish. Garlic is a natural medicine that does help deter ich and can help in treatment once a fish is infected, however, I would not count on it curing the problem if your fish is severely infected or if you have an outbreak in your tank. NOrmally fish only succumb to ich if they are stressed, so you need to check all water parameters and tank conditions-water temp consistant, salinity where it should be, no aggressive fish picking on more peaceful specimins, no ammo, nitrites, and nitrates low. Do you do frequent water changes?
When ich shows up, it means there is a problem that needs fixing. Healthy fish can shrug off this parasite easily. If you have one fish with only one or two white spots, I would feed garlic in your food, also an rx food, do a larger than normal water change and make sure everything in your tank is a-ok
When ich shows up, it means there is a problem that needs fixing. Healthy fish can shrug off this parasite easily. If you have one fish with only one or two white spots, I would feed garlic in your food, also an rx food, do a larger than normal water change and make sure everything in your tank is a-ok
deadfish11
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the fish that got ich was just bought a week ago..i do water changes after each two months.
granny
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OK, Assuming the fish did not have ich when you bought it, then it most likely was stressed by the move and putting in a new tank. Are any of your other fish picking on it? Do you have live rock and caves to hide in?
YOu probably do not have a quarantine tank or it would not be in your main tank with ich.
How badly is it infected?
Every two months is not enough to maintain good water parameters. I change 20-25 gallons every other week and when my tank was newly established, I changed that much weekly.
Have you checked your water levels for ammo,trites& trates?
Often fish that have been in a tank for a while get used to the gradual increase in nitrates, but a new fish can be severely stressed by being added to a tank with high nitrate levels.
What kind of fish is this and how badly is it infected?
YOu probably do not have a quarantine tank or it would not be in your main tank with ich.
How badly is it infected?
Every two months is not enough to maintain good water parameters. I change 20-25 gallons every other week and when my tank was newly established, I changed that much weekly.
Have you checked your water levels for ammo,trites& trates?
Often fish that have been in a tank for a while get used to the gradual increase in nitrates, but a new fish can be severely stressed by being added to a tank with high nitrate levels.
What kind of fish is this and how badly is it infected?
deadfish11
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its a bluestriped butterfly.it has ich all over
