Does hyposalinity really work for ich?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by daniella3d

I know that the ich attached to the fish is protected, but I am worried that it got worse. Probably it is because the salinity was not all the way to 1.09 until today?

Probably. you gotta ride it out with Hypo. It will get worse before it gets better. As long as the fish keeps eating he will be fine.

[howdy20012002]

btw, from what I understand, you can drop salinity almost immediately without any side effects. from what I have read, you can basically drop the fish in as long as the water is same temperature.
it is the increase that you have have to do over a couple of day period.
Neal

[Chin_Lee]

Originally Posted by howdy20012002

btw, from what I understand, you can drop salinity almost immediately without any side effects. from what I have read, you can basically drop the fish in as long as the water is same temperature.
it is the increase that you have have to do over a couple of day period.
Neal

same ph and temp are the two most important factors to maintain. Increasing the temperature during the treatment time will speed up the ick life cycle as well.
IMO you may as well deworm your fish with praziquantel at the same time while they are going through isolation.

[Lance]

Originally Posted by howdy20012002

btw, from what I understand, you can drop salinity almost immediately without any side effects. from what I have read, you can basically drop the fish in as long as the water is same temperature.
it is the increase that you have have to do over a couple of day period.
Neal

+1