Treating for ick

Lupin

Never had issues using table salt with any kind of fish in my experience so far including loaches and plecos. A 0.1% solution which is equivalent to a teaspoon per gallon will be fine. If your catfishes tolerate it a bit, you may add another 0.1% solution after 12 hours. I dissolve salt thoroughly first before adding. Most catfishes can tolerate only to as much as 0.2% though.

Angel079

Hey Mitch, how are all your fish doing now a few days later?

MoneyMitch

ended up losing the catfish, he actually died while i was watching them..... anyways the acei is doing fine and is ich free atleast on the surface gunna wait about a month before she gets reintroduced though, im still dosing the hospital tank though and no sighns of it in the large tank. everyone quit flashing and is perfectly fine and eating.

Angel079

Dang man! I was hoping at least one of us had good luck! I blamed myself for it not knowing nothing about sickness and using med's the first time; but you are more experienced and I was REALLY hoping for the best...

I have my 55g empty now that all are passed too, running carbon, large w/c the whole deal and I'm honestly scared to put new fish in any time I'm worried the bacteria will still live somewhere somehow and attach new fish