Treat Ich with Ich-X!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ต.ค. 2019
- In this video I show you how to treat ich in an aquarium
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This was the most helpful video after so many people vaguely telling you what to do you gave us a direct example.
Your welcome
When I put the dosage for 75 gallon, it disperse and doesn’t stay blue after 1 hour. Is that right? I dosed 37.5 ml for my 75 gallon
Yes thats normal
@@TrafishAquatics the water has returned to normal but my little
Silicone scuba diver tea infuse is blue and some of my airline too , as long as the fish pull through but that is why I only use Hikari Ick - X o....it's tried & true !!!!!!
Thank you for going straight into the dosing direction
Thank you for the clear and concise information..
Perfect video. Thank you
Straight and to the point.....very nice
Thank you
Thank you so much for this video
Thank you my bullhead catfish has ich I’m about to do this treatment. again thank you for this video
You're welcome, also take note that this medication is safe to use in full doses for scaleless fish such as catfish.
@@TrafishAquatics It turns out he had a bacterial infection I had to get this yellow powder for catfish
Good, I'm glad you got it figured out
Thank you so much, I am dealing with ick for the first time in my planted tank and I’m so stressed over it.
Did the ick x do anything to your plants? Just now seeing ich on my fish today and also have plants in my tank 🙃
I turn off aquarium lights as much as possible too. I guess the aquarium light makes them more active in attaching to fish
Hi! Thank u for the video. I’m dealing with my very first case of ich with my beta. When using this ich-x for my 6 gallon tank I have for him, do u recommend I use 1/2 teaspoon since it says 1 teaspoon for 10 gallons? And when I do the 1/3 water change daily, how much ich-x do I add to the new water? Thank you for ur time if u see this and answer!
Nice. I used a syringe too. Bleach cleans it off vinyl counter tops. Fyi.
Cool good to know
Ich-x, Aquarium Salt, 87 degrees fixed the Ich my Platies, Neon Tetras, and Betta had. No deaths 🙂
Thats great!
My local pet store recommended microbe-lift for my guppies. I been using for literally 20 days and my guppies are still bouncing around the tank. Like they are itching still. I may try this next....
For the second doses and so on.. do I re-dose amount for the whole 20 gal or would I only dose it for the ~10 gals I'm replacing?
Thanks for the video. I have a newly cycled 20 gallon tank with plants, hang on the back filter with ceramic ring filter media, and a separate sponge filter. No carbon. I have 4 neon tetras, 1 blue-eyed ancistrus, and 1 bladder snail that is hatching eggs everywhere. I run the light 8 hours a day for the plants. I agree that I should probably treat the whole tank rather than remove the fish and treat them in a quarantine tank.
I noticed the White salt looking specs on the fins of 1 of the neons and the ancistrus last night. I am nervous about messing up the aquarium cycle. Do I need to remove the sponge filter, or the media rings? If I do, I’d be getting rid of good bacteria, so hopefully not.
You mentioned in one of the comments that light impacts the efficacy of the drug. Where did you read that? I didn’t find that on the manufacturers website. Do you think I should cut back on the time that my lights are on each day during treatment? Ideally, I don’t want to lose any plants or fish.
I attached a link to manufacturer instructions for anyone who wants to check it out.
They stated: “ DO NOT OVERDOSE - this means you should calculate the actual amount of water in your tank by multiplying the length x width x height and dividing by 238 to get the true gallons. Please also deduct the amount of space consumed by substrate (gravel, sand, etc.) rock, decorations or other things which are displacing water.”
I increased the temperature to 83.3° and per their instructions, I will first perform 1/3 volume water change before medicating. My whitish substrate will likely turn green, but that’s not a big deal. I appreciate your help.
www.hikariusa.com/img/pds/PDS_IchX.pdf
The rings and sponge can stay in, they want to remove the filter cartriges because they contain carbon which will remove the med before it can have an effect on the ich. Ich-X is made from a mix of formaldehyde and malachite green, malachite green has been noted to have an inactivation (oxidation) with exposure to light. Malachite Green treated systems should have their lights turned off due to the photo-degradation.
How often do I do water changes when also dosing ich-x?
When I do a water change do I dose ich x in full or just the amount of water I pulled out ? Thanks
I don’t have carbon in my filter only sponges and Seachem matrix. Do I remove any of that?
Hello Travis, Thank you for the info I lost most of my fish from ich Im treating my tank with Ich XI for 4 days is it safe to stop the treatment? and can I add new fish safely? measured 1 teaspoon the cap is 1 teaspoon exactly...
How many water changes and when?
I put the medicine and water really turned blue, bottle said 5ml per 5 gallons. Mine is a 10 gallon and put 10 ml and my comet gold fish is barely moving now, I just saw the white dots on his back tail yesterday after the other goldfish died with more white dots on his body
Should i remove my carbon filter?
Travis
I'm treating my fancy orandas. Bottle of ick x says do a water change with each time i add ick x treatment. Is it ok if I just do a 10% water change with each treetment? Also, 1 dosage every 24 hours and waterchange just before new dose? Can I send you a pic of my oranda. It's a baby...1.5inches long body. White n black fish with some orange (tri color) but the white looks like there is soot from a fireplace on it. My other baby is same coloe but hss no soot look to it....Is this black ich? Water parameters are good. Tank is cycled.
It says too dose after a water change for at least four day. Do I remove 20% of the water and dose the whole tank like the first day or just the new amount of water I am adding?
I have ich bad and been using ich -x but it’s not helping, can you use aquarium salt with it?
Question for you, I have a 55 gallon. In this tank I have 1 blue acara, 1 leopard bush fish, 1 jack dempsy, 2 silver dollars, 2 blood parrots and two firemouths. None of these fish were recently added. It seems as of now that only the acara and the leopord fish have the white spots all over them. I cam currently running a cannister filter and a spongefilter ( for water agitation as well as filtering help). I know you should do a water change but do I need to clean out my whole filter prior to the first dose? It seems like both would cause a bacterial bloom on top of all that is going on. Also, do I NEED to have a quarantine tank or can I just treat the whole tank? -Sorry for the long question-
For ich you want to treat the main tank, dont worry about cleaning the filter yet, treat until the white spots are gone plus an additional 3 days after to make sure all the ich spores have hatchdd and all the theronts have been removed by the meds
Well done Video I have ich in my tank and I have scaleless fish like an elephant nose and clown loach.. Do I give the full dose or do I give the tank a half dose. I have a 55 gallon
It's safe for scaleless fish in full doses.
@@TrafishAquatics thank you .. I was using nox ich at half doses and my elephant nose has his tail being eroded from the strong medication
Is it safe for yoyo liaches?
Is it okay to maintain dosing liquid fertilizer during ich treatment or do i stop it during this time?
You can keep dosing if you want, however you'll just be losing it every time you do a water change with the ich treatment.
Hello i recently discovered ich on my fish and do i put the ich x in the tank while the fish are in the tank or should i put it in with them out
They need to be in the tank while you treat it, ich starts in the fish's gills and they need to be in there for the treatment to work
1 teaspoon for every 10 gallons?
What about African Dwarf Frogs?
What water conditioner do you use during water changes using this product since I usually use Seachem prime but can't be used with Ich X?
I do not use any water conditioner as I have well water which contains no chlorine or choramines. My suggestion would be to set aside water and pretreat it in advance so that it could be used for water changes later.
that moment you realize you've been treating ur fish with ich x for 6 days while using prime :(
Is the staining of the silicone seals permanent or does it go away over time?
It pretty much does stain it permanently but it fades over time too
I’ve had my goldfish in a sick tank with the medicine all day. Do I continue to let them stay in there for 24 hours and then do a 20% water change and then add more medicine and water to the tank kind of confused 🤦♀️
10 teaspoons for 100 gallons?
Should I keep feeding the same amount or cut back on the feeding?
Keep feeding normally
Great video! Question? When you redose after 24 hours and you do a 20% water change do you redose the same amount you did on the first dose? Thank you for your help!
Yes, You would dose the full amount. The reason is the main ingredients are light reactive, and their efficacy is greatly reduced when they contact light. So you would only need to do the 20% water change then add a full dosage.
@@TrafishAquatics perfect! Thank you very much for your video and help!
You're welcome
So my fish have been in the sick tank with the ick medicine for six hours now, I know that some say after 48 hours and they do a 20% water change so should I leave them in there for 24 hours in the medicine then do a 20% water change then add more medicine and then let them be in there for another 24 hours?
@@batts2001 if you are using ick x follow the directions on the bottle to a “T”. This process generally can take about a week. Every time you do a water change you are removing some
If the ick x medication so you will have to put in more ick x every water change. However follow the directions exactly how it mentions on the bottle.
So for this treatment I’ll need to do water change before I dose the tank? And how much water do I take out?
30% water change between doses
@@TrafishAquatics ok thank you, was wondering if I was doing it correctly
is 86F safe for my red cherry and amano?
On a temporary basis it should be fine
hey do you recommend the Guppy fish that has been infected with ich to be quarantine or it doesnt matter because its in the water?
If you have Ich its better to treat the whole tank
@@TrafishAquatics Gotchyou I will leave the fish inside the tank with others then.
I don't have a heater to reach 80 I have 78 and 5 gallon and a 1 gallon
What do you do after the ich is gone? Do you leave the medicine in or do a large water change or weekly water changes ?
Once you see the ich is gone treat for 2-3 more days, there could be ich theronts that you can't see in the substrate, after that do a big water change then continue weekly water changes.
@@TrafishAquatics thank you sir
I have 6 mystery snails, 2 Nerite, and 1 golden rabbit. Will they be safe with the Ich-X?
Should be yes
I'm still confused with the dosing. I also have a 55 gallon, and added the same amount you did. I'm doing a 20% water change everyday. Do I still dose 30 ml of ich x again or do I just dose the amount of water I removed during the water change?
You want to retreat the full amount, there's a few different conjoining reasons as to why you want to do this. The first reason is ich treatments lose their efficacy with raised nitrates as well as large amounts of dissolved solids, this is why we change water before retreating to try and lower that to improve the efficacy of the ich treatment. another reason is the medication doesn't remain at its full strength for 24 hours because malachite green is a light sensitive and loses its ability to function properly when it comes in contact with light. Between these two reasons redosing every 24 hours in the full amount is the most effective way to dose these medications.
@@TrafishAquatics Thx for the info! Really do appreciate it!
Your welcome!
Been looking for the answer for the same question. Thank you very much
You're welcome
Is this safe for shrimp
Yes
One of my orandas has ich, I couldn't find ich-x in the UK so I've gone with API white spot cure, I was wondering if you had used it before and whether it is any good???
It should work as long as the strain of ick that your fish has it doesn't built an immunity up to it, If it doesn't work you can use aquarium salt one tablespoon per 3 gallons in addition to turning the heat up in your aquarium up to 86.
@@TrafishAquaticsI've been using the white spot cure for 10 days now and nothing has changed. I'm now thinking it could be epistylis by the looks of it. The spots are all close together, raised and look fluffy. How do I get rid of it please??? This fish is starting to worry me now as she is get more lethargic each day.
If you believe it's epistylis then the white and fluffy is a fungal infection caused by the protozoan attachment, you'll want to use an anti-parasitic medication like general cure for the protozoan and an antifungal like erythromycin for the fungal infection.
@@TrafishAquatics as I am typing this I can see my fish scratching herself on the substrate. Would she be doing that with epistylis? I thought they only done that with ich. I'm so confused at the moment I don't know what to think anymore
What your seeing is called flashing and is a sign of an external affliction, can happen with many external infections or pH drops and parameter spikes.
do you dose ich x every 24 hours even if you do not do water changes?
You have to do water changes per the directions on the bottle, not doing so is harmful to the fish and plants if you have any.
Is it safe with dwarf frogs?
As far as im aware yea
I just got a case of ich ive been treating with tablets and raised water temps for a few days to tie me over till I got my ich-x, but I have aquarium salt as well- I just don’t know how frequently I should be doing that. Daily? It says to use with water changes but since ich x is a daily product the requires water changes, I don’t want to over do the salt.
Salt should only be dosed primarily once at 1 tablespoon per 3 gallons, salt doesnt evaporate and is only removed with water changes, therefore if you do a 50% water change you need to add 50% of the original dose of salt back to the tank
@@TrafishAquatics Got it! So essentially im adding salt back in daily with water changes while using ich x
Yep
@@TrafishAquatics Thank you so much!!
Your welcome
Hello please one more question when you added ichX it's turn blue green for how long?
About 24 hours
About 24 hours
@@TrafishAquatics I don't know why removes my so fast I add at 9pm and in the morning it's clear I take out all activated from catridges I don't know what's wrong :(
It can clear up faster than 24 hours as well, I believe it says can repeat dose after 8 hours, there's alot of other factors that can cause it to break down faster.
@@TrafishAquatics oh thank you but do you think it's still working
Hello can you tell me please if you know how many days I should treat water for fangus
And if I add seachem prime condicioner 24 hour before in the water will it be fine?
It depends on what method of fungus treatment you are using as each medication has different treatment periods, when using prime to dechlorinate the water it works almost instantly to remove any chlorine or Chloramine.
@@TrafishAquatics hi I'm sorry you didt understand I'm gonna use this ichX same you use
And I can mix it with prime condicioner right?
@@TrafishAquatics ?
So you're going to use Ich-X as a fungal treatment? Also according to Ich-X it says to avoid sulfinate or sulfoxylate-based water conditioners which is what Prime is according to the Seachem reps. So if that's the case you wouldn't want to use them at the same time.
@@TrafishAquatics thank you so I was gonna add water condicioner 24 hours before can I do that?
Can I just do treatment and keep the carbon filter in? Then replace after the treatment is over?
No the carbon would remove the treatment before it was able to work
@@TrafishAquatics So should I remove the whole filter system or just the filter cartridge?
Just the cartridge
@@TrafishAquatics thank man really appreciate it.
Is ich x lije paragaurd?!
I'm so confused, the bottle I have says 5ml per 50 gallons, what do I do??? 😔
You may have a different bottle that has a more concentrated dose, Just follow the directions on the bottle.
After doing some research, you may have the pond strength bottle which is in fact more concentrated than the normal bottle.
I hope you reply fast but do you have to take our the filter packet
The only thing you would have to remove is the carbon if you're able to
@@TrafishAquatics oh ok I feel like that would be hard so I’ll just take it out for rn and try tmr to take it out. Thank you very much
Your welcome
@@TrafishAquatics thanks for the help. Even though all my fish died rn I’m glad you helped me. I think I just need to do for research even though maybe these deaths weren’t because of my lack of care for these fish I want to know how to spot diseases before I get some new fish so I know how to properly take care of it before it’s too late.
Sorry for your lost, but that sounds like a good plan!
Will it stain rocks?
Real rocks or artificial? Fake ones it could real ones I've not had it stain them
Well I have dragon stone?
Should be fine
Is it safe for fry ?
In my experience yes
@@TrafishAquatics do you use regular dosage or half ? I read somewhere that they used half. Just curious as to what you did. Thanks.
I use the full dose as half doses of medications lead to stronger pathogens when it doesn't work, That being said use it at your own risk when treating fry as different fry react differently to medications based on genetics and immune systems
@@TrafishAquatics thank you, much appreciated 🙏🏽
Should I see new cysts on fish on day 3? I see a couple gone likely from ich cycle but new ones too! Did that happen to you? U know you said it gets worse b4 better. It must take a lil for cyst to form or sumthin. It's really only effecting my fav old guy black widow...of course 😩 only see a spot on 1 guppy. I tried herbal kordon ich attack for 5 days as soon as I noticed ich bc i had to wait for ich x to ship but didn't seem to work so I'm really hoping this will work!
Yea it's possible, usually takes about a week to completely remove all of it. Also depends on if the strain of ich has become resilient to meds.
@@TrafishAquatics yea..i hope so! I got too cocky not quarantining after never having issues in 7yrs. I noticed 1 fish had 1 spot couple hours after getting him and immediately took him out and returned it...well now my luck has run out lol! Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!
Your welcome, best of luck!
Did it work?
Yes treated for 5 days and ich was no longer seen after the 4th day but treated an extra day to kill any spores that may have been in the substrate. It did however kill the anacharis plants as they are one of the extremely sensitive plants but that was also something i was testing for.
Do plants carry ich aswell? I’m going to quarantine my tank but don’t want to damage my plants. Should I take the plants out and leave them in hot water for a couple days? And add them back to the tank once it’s quarantined?
No, ich is a parasite that needs a host or it will die after 24hrs without one. The only reason my anacharis died is because anacharis is a simple celled plant and is sensitive to any changes (jungle val is the same way), if you have live plants besides those you should be good, but if you want to remove your plants you could if you want to, but hot water would kill them too
Snails ?
Ummmm ok???? Another video NO information on the plants or rocks or decorations in the tank! Do I wash them with soap? Do I buy new gravel????? Omg this is so freaking stressful sorry just frustrated by now. PLEASE ANYONE!!! HOW LONG DO J TREAT MY BETTA IN HIS OWN 5 GALLON TANK FOR? 7 days? 14 days? THE GRAVEL? The Plastic Plants? The Caves???? Do wash that? Or just put them back in after treating my fish? What about the filter????? Woudnt all that be infected as well???????