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How To Treat Ich If I Cant Get My Hands On Medicine?

i read somewhere that ich disease can be treated with hot water. funny thing is, i used it to treat my fish.
it says ” Ich dislikes warm water, so I immediately bring the water up to 85-88 degrees. ”

http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/management/Ranson_Ich.html

so i did that,adding salt,water change etc…
after a few sec, my fish started to swim upside down.so i got scared and returned the water levels to its original state.my fish are kinda weakened by the treatment and none of these seemed to work at all.
i only did this because none of our local pet stores sold ich formula thingy…
wats up with this crap? my fish are still sick and now dying.
help pls!!

Can I Use Table Salt Instead Of Aquarium Salt To Treat My Fish For Ick?

I have a beta whom is sick, tetras and corydoras.

How Do I Treat A Sick/hurt Betta Fish?

My fish got sucked up into the new aquarium filter the other day. Some of his fins were torn off. Since then he has been swimming sideways towards the top of tank – sometimes even inverting and laying on the plant in the tank. I feel bad – several of the fins not torn off have fallen off – his tail looks mangled. I don’t know what to do to make him feel better. It doesn’t look it’s rotting yet…just falling apart. Also – his head area looks more silver than normal – is he dying?

Can you treat Ick and Fin Rot at the same time?

I know..I know…I’m a lucky lady! I have a fish that has Ick and tail rot. One other fish that has Ick and two other fish that seem like they’re okay (for now). I bought Ick medication and Fungus medication. Can I treat them together at the same time?

Also, how long does it take to treat these problems? Any thoughts?

How To Treat This Goldfish Wound?

About two months ago my mom brought home four goldfish from the hotel she works at. Long story short, they decided to have goldfish as a banquet centerpiece but provided no proper water treatment and were handled very wrongly.
Three died that night even after they were carefully tended to, from what, after some studying, I learned were infected wounds. The survivor looked healthy enough, apart from a very tiny wound by the base of his tail, (where the dorsal fin ends).
I knew very little about fish then, and thought it would just get better itself since it was so small. The day after I went to a pet store and got a half gallon fish bowl. I later learned that this won’t be good for long, but at present it’s better than a vase and we can’t afford anything bigger.
By a month later the wound was very much larger and red, with a bit of puffy white around it. I was recommended to an enzyme fortified aquarium salt. I at first changed half of the water every day, adding the right amount of salt each day.
Now you can barely see any red at all, but there’s a pea sized clump of white fluff on the skin. It doesn’t affect the fish’s movement or behavior, but it worries me. I now clean the whole bowl and gravel once a week more or less, and still add the salt. Of course I have water treatment as well.
Now to the real question: how can I treat the wound? I’ve heard that tea tree oil can help. I want to spend as little money as possible, and have these things at home:

100% Alcohol
70% Isopropyl Alcohol
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Aquarium Salt

I was wondering if there’s anything out of that that I could use to treat it, and how I would do so. If the above is not useable, what could I use? Is there anything else I can do to help my fish?

Don’t say she’s going to die. She’s not, and that’s just plain rude. I’ve already got almost enough for a larger fish bowl. Leading me to another question: what size of fish bowl should I get?

Please remember that this is a half inch long feeder goldfish, nothing fancy.

Thanks guys!
Thanks for your replies so far! I’m definitely saving up for a filter, and may try a very quick salt dip. I’ll also put the alcohol and oil away. xD I didn’t think it could be useful, but just wanted to put it out there incase.

I had a question about the swabbing thing. I’m not sure how I would swab the little guy, exactly. He’s so tiny and I don’t want to stress him out too much.

I also realized that I have a tank buried in my closet from when I had walking sticks. The bugs. I’m not sure if it’s 10gallon or 20 gallon, but I think I’ll clean it out and set it up. Any tips on that? I’m not sure what cleaning stuff is okay to use on it.

Feel free to post more answers, I’d love to hear more. Thanks for any links you provide. :]
I’ve set up the 10 gallon tank, put gravel at the bottom, installed a cheap-ish in-tank filter, and put the fish in after letting the filter run for a few days.

I was already using water treatment, I’m not that dumb when it comes to fish.

I’ve given the fish two salt dips, which cleans off the fungus, and have been doing what the Melafix bottle tells me to. She seems to be doing better. Is there anything else I should do?

How do I treat a goldfish with a swollen patch on the side of it’s belly?

I have a goldfish at home and it was in a pretty bad shape. After few extremely hot days my goldfish have an injury on one side of it’s belly. This cause my goldfish spine to bend. I’m not quite sure if it’s an injury or is it’s belly just got swollen but I think it is going through great pain. What should I do to help it get better?

medications to treat tail rot?

fish had tail rot this morning what can i treat it with

How do i use maracyn and maracyn-two together to treat my fish?

my oscar is not looking good. one of his eyes is popping out and is almost completely covered with redness ( looks like its hemoraging). he has some fin and tail rot, and he is not eating. he is jus laying on the bottom of the tank. the other fish in the tank look fine.

i have some Maracyn, Maracyn-two, and aquarium salt. how should i use these together?

the directions said use 1 packet per 10 gallons, but should i use one packet of each per ten gallons or jus split it up between the two medications?

should i repeat the dosage every 24 hours? water changes while medicating? remove carbon filter?