very sick black moore

Question
my little fish has white spots, he is floating at top of surface, gasping for air.  I am in the process of treating the water for ick with coppersafe he has only had these spots at the most 3 days.  I am so worried that he is going to die before i can get the water right.  is there anything I can do to help him?  he did eat yesterday just very slow.  he is fighting but he does not look good please help - he is in a small outside pond with 6 other fish 150 gallons  please let me know if there is anything I can do for him.  how long does it take to cure ick.

Answer
Hi Nicole,
 Sadly with ick it is a race.  Once you see the ick it is already well established.  You got the medicine in quite quickly and it takes about 7 days or so for the ick to clear. During that time, the fish will become progressively weaker so we can only hope that he can hold out for a few more days before the ick can be destroyed.

-- Ron
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