My fish have marine ICH! And I need help please?

[RIKYRUDD]

Oh ok well I'll have to order one asap then

 

[4FordFamily]

Oh ok well I'll have to order one asap then

Most lfs sell them

 

[RIKYRUDD]

Well there a little mom and pop store they didn't have it and the one I usually go to is further away and I wouldn't make it after work. I ordered one, till then I'll have to do water changes and add an ammonia remover for the time being.

 

[Humblefish]

Well there a little mom and pop store they didn't have it and the one I usually go to is further away and I wouldn't make it after work. I ordered one, till then I'll have to do water changes and add an ammonia remover for the time being.

DO NOT mix any ammonia reducer with any form of copper. The resulting chemical interaction causes the copper concentration to increase tenfold and that will wipe out all of your fish.

Sometimes Petco/smart sells the Seachem ammonia alert badge.

 

[4FordFamily]

Oh yes please tell me you didn't add any Amquel, prime, or ammonia nitrite or nitrate detoxifier... I have learned that this is what killed all of my fish during qt procedures in the past...

 

[4FordFamily]

And if you did, do as large of a water change as humanly possible...

 

[RIKYRUDD]

Oh really, oh crap well thanks for telling me. But wouldn't a copper test have showed such large amounts of copper?

 

[4FordFamily]

Oh really, oh crap well thanks for telling me. But wouldn't a copper test have showed such large amounts of copper?

No, it just makes the copper that is there more toxic and effectively the fish will act as if they are exposed to exponentially higher copper concentration

 

[RIKYRUDD]

Oh ok well thanks for the advice, I wonder why it would do that.