Ive got a mild case of ich in one of my tanks and just wanted sum advice as to how long it could take to get rid of it & if there is anything else i can do ive done the following

1.50%
2.turn up Temp to 30 deg celcius
3.Add methlene Blue

Is it neccasery to add aquarium salt and at what stage should i consider moving my oscar to a quarintene tank.

ive also got the following products:stress zyme & stress coat but hvnt added it as i dont want to put to much meds in tank if not really required.

aby advice would be greatly appreciated

thanx in advance

sorry just a correction on the previous post the first thing i did was a 50% water change with a vac to try and get rid of any parasites in the gravel

lol, I typed out a big response to this but I guess my session timed out and it got wiped.

Anyways, what you are doing sounds good. Just remember to take out any carbon inserts before starting the medications as they will remove the meds from the water. Also you have to leave the medication in for 48hrs at that temperature to make sure all the cysts(eggs) have hatched and the meds can kill the larva (the eggs are suppose to be really resistant to the meds). Do a big (at least 25 percent) water change and add carbon to filtration to get rid of meds.

Yes, yes yes. Realize that the ich can only be killed by the meds if it has fallen of the oscar, too. Here's a great article on treating ich: www.oscarfishlover.com/content/view/37/96/

2 ways to get rid of white spot

1- turn temperature up to 30 c. Heat gets rid of white spot. discus keepers keep their tanks at around 30 c and never get white spot (not that i have heard)

2-Medicate, I have used Medizin to get rid of it and it works, only negative is that is dyes the silicone holding your tank together a light blue and also dyes other clear plastic(like suckers) light blue. I have also noticed that the suckers get hard and fail to stick but this might just be the age of them. As said remove any carbon from filter if using medications

Thanx for response guys ive bought some aquiriam salt aswell should i add it just to be safe $ how long b4 i should see any differance???

keep treating for at least 4 days after the last spots of gone, leave it for 6 to make sure if you want as it wont do any harm

Thanks guys

one last question on the ich subject???
its been 5days and ive been running tank at 30deg c with meth blue and sum salt all the ich seems to have gone and as previously sugested in this topic i should keep it like this for a few days after spots are removed,my question i have is how long can i keep the temp so high and is it not going to harm my fish?????

thanx in advance for the help.

Are the Oscars having any trouble with breathing due to the high temp? If so, try to provide them with some extra oxygen by adding an airstone or increased current if you haven't done that already, they should be fine then. If possible the temp should be kept in the high range for about 5 more days to be safe.
The thing about ich is that you have to catch the parasite in the free swimming stage, the disappearing of spots doesn't mean there are no parasites present in the tank anymore, and you don't want to have it again.
But it's a good sign already that the spots are gone, sure looks like you worked that out well
Maybe after finished treatment you could add carbon to your filter for a day or so to remove the med.

this whole situation hasnts really bothred my oscars they have been pretty cool through all of this ill be keeping tank at 30deg for another 5days and then turn down and stick my carbon back into the filter
regards

thanx for that carbon has been removed when i started treatment,and oxgen is no shortage in the tank so ill keep the temp at 30deg for 5 more days as my fish are still looking very busy.

thank you