HikariIch-X Ich Treatment 1 Gallon

You never know when ich will strike. Really. Yeah, it's mostly a stress-induced parasitic disease. Can you say you've reduced all the stressors in your fish tank? Really, when you haven't even reduced them all in your own life yet??? Just be safe, have this on hand.Now, funny thing: Back in the day, oh, nearly a half-century ago, back when I was a lowly marine bio student, we used to make this same basic formulation in the lab for use on research fish. When I branched out into the real world of wild-caught marine fish, I used to make my own, because nobody else did. Now, decades later, of course it's Hikari that has taken up the task to match the formulation correctly.Now, key points: Remember to do a 30-50% water change EACH DAY DURING TREATMENT; this is critical to your success, and to keep the dosage from becoming toxic. DO remember to use a dechlorinator. I prefer to use Amquel Plus to make sure ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are all kept down in addition to detoxifying the chlorine and chloramines.Treat for the correct number of gallons of water in your tank, not the size of the tank. In other words, consider all the rocks and sand and decorations you have in there. For instance, I have a 240 gallon tank; once I back out a massive background, big rocks, the internal wet/dry filtration, etc, the actual gallonage is closer to 160 gallons, so that's what I treat for. BIG difference, eh?REMEMBER to treat for FOUR days after the last visible symptoms. You'll be tempted not to, but keep in mind those larval suckers encyst and are still in there, so keep at it. Four days worth.ONE last 30-50% water change after treatment has completed. You can wait a day or two if you want, that's okay, but don't wait too long. Good idea to monitor ammonia levels just in case.

Purchased as ick outbreak kept happening and needed a larger amount. Now that we purchased it, we’ve barely used it but glad we have back just in case

Be careful with dosing. Turns water dark blue immediately, I have a 2500 gallon pond and used 1/4 cup, worked great! Ich was cured in a week with 2 doses and pond salt. Make sure you have proper aeration, the koi will be fine but the goldfish seem to get a little irritated, but that goes away in a few hours. Good product.

Cleared up in one day

Came in one price. Works well for ich.

Works as advertised. No complaints!

Item leaked during shipping. Cap not on tight

Good deal