Pet Information > ASK Experts > Pet Fish > Freshwater Aquarium > ick

ick

23 15:28:31

Question
Hi,
My aquarium has some tetras with some ick on their fins. What can I do?.

Answer
Hello Benjamen,
If there's Ick on your fish, separate the fish with Ick in another tank and you can buy the Tetra Ick Guard @ your local petshop (Petsmart/Petco) for about $2. These are blue fast-dissolving tablets which effectively removes the Ick (The tablets make the water a little blue).Ick is caused by a sudden Temp. change or stress. You can buy the API Stress Coat+ or Stress Zyme+ for your fish because this will also help. Follow the instructions given on the box (Ick Guard) and bottle (Stress Coat+/Zyme+).
Hope this helped and happy fish-keeping! :D
~Sam