Betta Fish Ick Treatment
Betta Fish Ick Treatment
Is the ick treatment safe for my fish?
I have 1 male betta, 6 neon tetra’s, and I just bought (with the ick treatment) 3 golden tetra’s. 10 gallon tank. The ick treatment is called “wardley essential’s ick away”. My tetra must have ick, I see little white spots all over his body. And his behavior is different than the others. It says on the label that tetra’s can be sensitive to ick treatment. Will this be safe for them? I still have the gold tetra’s floating in the tank, should I let them out of the bag and treat them too? And I’ve just treated the water with water conditioner, do I have to wait to treat it with ick treatment now?
Yes, Tetras are sensitive to medications, and yes you can treat it with Ick Away. Use a half dose, and they will be fine… the Ich, however, won’t. I wouldn’t recommend using salt, as Tetras are just as sensitive to the necessary levels of salt as they are to medications. I’d do a 30% water change now, remove the activated carbon from your filter (it will suck the medication right out), and then begin treating with the Ick Away.
