Hello! I recently brought home a cute little black moor. He has developed ich (yesterday). The ich treatment I had on hand was Ick Clear by Jungle. I added one dose to the 10 gallon tank (per instructions) and I also added 2 teaspoons per gallon of aquarium salt. I had the tank covered all day. I came home just a little bit ago, and he still has spots all over him. I did the 25% water change and added another dose of Ick Clear (per instructions). Now, what if this treatment doesn't work?? Is there something that will work better? I am still hazy on salt measurements too. I don't want to overdo it. Should I add more salt?? I feel bad for the little guy. He seems to be fine eating and all, just the darn ich spots. Any advise will help me out greatly!!

Ich can take quite a while to disappear properly - the wretched creature hasa 6-week lifespan. You can speed it up however by increasing the temp of the tank to 80*F and keeping it dark (not just lights off but covered up too). The amount of salt you have in there is fine - I wouldn't add any more.

stupid ick i am on my second week of treatment

Well my little black moor passed away sometime in the night. I checked on him right before I went to bed and then came out today and he was gone. He seemed fine last night! Ate his dinner and everything. I guess maybe he couldn't handle the meds. I am sad though. He was a real cutie.

I'm so sorry to hear about your poor moor. I don't think you did anything wrong... perhaps he was kept in poor conditions in the pet shop and therefore wasn't strong enough to deal with the infection and stress.

Im sorry. I agree I dont think it was your fault sometimes these little ones cant handle the pet stores conditions.

sorry to hear about your fish but koko and emma are right..... sometimes they are just too far gone when we ge them.