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Ich on Angelfish

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Question
Hi Holli,

I am a newbie at this hobby.  I have a FW 7.5 gallon tank with 2 angelfish and 2 guppies.  The aquarium also has 3 plants and a log with moss on it. 6 days ago I introduced a catfish to the tank which probably had ich.  I ofcourse know now that one has to quarantine new fish!  I unfortunately lost it.  Now my angels have the ich.  I have raised the water temperature to 32C and added 7 teaspoons of salt to the water.  I finished adding the salt about 8 hours ago.  The temperature has been warm for 36 hours now.   The angels have gotten worse.  I am worried that they may not pull through this.  Help!!

Answer
Go to the pet store and buy ick medication. The treatment works fast and gets rid of the parasites. I would also recommend for the future a bigger tank. Angelfish get up 6 inches and a 7 gallon tank will defiantly not hold two of them. They should be in at least a 20 gallon high tank.