update on tang with ich

[tgurn45]

i bought ich attack and started treating today.
i upped the water temp to 82 degrees F
but im not sure how much longer the tang has left.
hes acting like he has no energy to swim.

can this actually kill him??

[lori]

if your asking if ick can kill it the answer is yes.i was just wondering,why did you raise the temp?i dont know your tank so forgive me if you have said before.is it the only fish in your tank?

[tgurn45]

if your asking if ick can kill it the answer is yes.i was just wondering,why did you raise the temp?i dont know your tank so forgive me if you have said before.is it the only fish in your tank?

Yea I realise now that it can kills him because I found him dead this morning raising the temperature 5 degrees speeds the life cycle of the parasites so they die quicker. There are 2 other chromis and 2 other clown fish. My cleaner shrimp did not clean the tang of the parasites at all either

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[lori]

you said can this kill him,you did not say ick or the meds.sorry about your loss.maybe this web can help you with a few ?s on the shrimp and all. www.brettsreef.com

[leebca]

tgurn45,

You're misinformed about Marine Ich. You should read more about it. Start here: Marine Ich - Myths and Facts

Raising the temperature speeds up the life cycle of freshwater Ich, Ichthyophthirius multifilis. Changing the water temperature does not have the same effect on Marine Ich.