Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Find out how I treated ich before, why it didn’t work, & what is the fastest medicine I’ve used so far.
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🛒 MATERIALS I USED
▶ Ich-X: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-solutions-ich-x
▶ Trio of quarantine medications: aquariumcoop.com/products/quarantine-meds-trio
▶ Aquarium salt: aquariumcoop.com/products/fritz-freshwater-salt-1lb
(Full disclosure: I am an employee of Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
📚 RESOURCES
▶ How to treat sick fish with aquarium salt: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/aquarium-salt-for-sick-fish
▶ Tropical Fish Magazine - Preventing Ich: tfhmagazine.com/articles/freshwater/preventing-ich-full-article
▶ University of Florida – White Spot Infections in Fish: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FA/FA00600.pdf
▶ Southern Regional Aquaculture Center – Ich: https://aquaculture.ca.uky.edu/sites/aquaculture.ca.uky.edu/files/srac_476_ich_white_spot_disease.pdf
▶ Effect of Formalin on Freshwater Fishes: fao.org/3/AC278E/AC278E00.htm
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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.jpg by Andy Goodwin/USFWS from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg
Life_cycle_of_Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg by Peter R. Richter, Sebastian M. Strauch, Azizullah Azizullah and Donat-P. Häder from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_cycle_of_Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg
Ichthyophthiriasis.jpg by Thomas Kaczmarczyk from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyophthiriasis.jpg
0:00 Can my fish survive ich without treatment?
0:51 What is the best treatment for ich?
2:35 Directions for Ich-X treatment
4:23 How do I treat ich if I can’t get Ich-X?
6:06 The first time I treated ich (and why it didn’t work)
#aquarium #plantedtank #fishtank
Find out how I treated ich before, why it didn’t work, & what is the fastest medicine I’ve used so far.
🐟 SUBSCRIBE so you won’t miss my latest video: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA?sub_confirmation=1
🌿 BECOME A MEMBER for bonus content: youtube.com/channel/UCNoNEF64ijgxK6OSTwdHOFA/join
🛒 MATERIALS I USED
▶ Ich-X: aquariumcoop.com/products/aquarium-solutions-ich-x
▶ Trio of quarantine medications: aquariumcoop.com/products/quarantine-meds-trio
▶ Aquarium salt: aquariumcoop.com/products/fritz-freshwater-salt-1lb
(Full disclosure: I am an employee of Aquarium Co-Op but do not receive commissions from their links.)
📚 RESOURCES
▶ How to treat sick fish with aquarium salt: aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aquarium/aquarium-salt-for-sick-fish
▶ Tropical Fish Magazine - Preventing Ich: tfhmagazine.com/articles/freshwater/preventing-ich-full-article
▶ University of Florida – White Spot Infections in Fish: https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FA/FA00600.pdf
▶ Southern Regional Aquaculture Center – Ich: https://aquaculture.ca.uky.edu/sites/aquaculture.ca.uky.edu/files/srac_476_ich_white_spot_disease.pdf
▶ Effect of Formalin on Freshwater Fishes: fao.org/3/AC278E/AC278E00.htm
🦐 CONNECT WITH ME to get extra updates
▶ Instagram: instagram.com/girltalksfish
▶ Twitter: twitter.com/girltalksfish
▶ Facebook: facebook.com/girltalksfish
ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: epidemicsound.com/referral/2earpi (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.jpg by Andy Goodwin/USFWS from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg
Life_cycle_of_Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg by Peter R. Richter, Sebastian M. Strauch, Azizullah Azizullah and Donat-P. Häder from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Life_cycle_of_Ichthyophthirius_multifiliis.jpg
Ichthyophthiriasis.jpg by Thomas Kaczmarczyk from commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ichthyophthiriasis.jpg
0:00 Can my fish survive ich without treatment?
0:51 What is the best treatment for ich?
2:35 Directions for Ich-X treatment
4:23 How do I treat ich if I can’t get Ich-X?
6:06 The first time I treated ich (and why it didn’t work)
#aquarium #plantedtank #fishtank
