Ick on fish

[coralcroucher05]

I have had 5 fish(Gobies) die from what I believe to be ick in the past two weeks.They all had white dots appear on there bodies along with respiratory difficulty. I have one gobi left and am desperately trying to keep it alive. Are there any suggestions on what to use to treat ick?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I have had 5 fish(Gobies) die from what I believe to be ick in the past two weeks.They all had white dots appear on there bodies along with respiratory difficulty. I have one gobi left and am desperately trying to keep it alive. Are there any suggestions on what to use to treat ick?

Hi, the two standard treatments for ich is either copper or hyposalinity, both need to be done in tanks with no invertebrates though. It’s been my experience that once fish in a group have died from ich, it is pretty difficult to get a treatment started in time to save the remaining fish.
Jay