How to Cure Goldfish Ich

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Check for small white spots on your goldfish.. Note if your goldfish is brushing against objects or the sides of the tank.. Look at your goldfish's gills.

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1

Check for small white spots on your goldfish.

Step 1

Check for small white spots on your goldfish.

2

Note if your goldfish is brushing against objects or the sides of the tank.

Step 2

Note if your goldfish is brushing against objects or the sides of the tank.

3

Look at your goldfish's gills.

Step 3

Look at your goldfish's gills.

4

Raise the temperature of your aquarium water to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degree

Step 4

Raise the temperature of your aquarium water to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius).

5

Keep the oxygen levels high in the water.

Step 5

Keep the oxygen levels high in the water.

6

Add aquarium salt to the water.

Step 6

Add aquarium salt to the water.

7

Maintain the high water temperature and change the water every couple of days.

Step 7

Maintain the high water temperature and change the water every couple of days.

8

Reduce the water temperature until it's back to 65 degrees F (18 degrees C).

Step 8

Reduce the water temperature until it's back to 65 degrees F (18 degrees C).

9

Change 25 percent of the tank water and remove any waste in the tank.

Step 9

Change 25 percent of the tank water and remove any waste in the tank.

10

Raise the temperature of your aquarium water to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degree

Step 10

Raise the temperature of your aquarium water to 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius).

11

Use ich medication.

Step 11

Use ich medication.

12

Add salt to the tank water.

Step 12

Add salt to the tank water.

13

Wait a couple of weeks for the ich to disappear.

Step 13

Wait a couple of weeks for the ich to disappear.

14

Reduce the water temperature until it's back to 65 degrees F (18 degrees C).

Step 14

Reduce the water temperature until it's back to 65 degrees F (18 degrees C).

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