Ick Emergency!

[steven530]

Hi there. I have a Blood Parrot Cichlid in a tank by itself that is my favorite fish out of all I have. It's been doing fine for the few months I've owned it but around midnight I noticed little white patches on its fins. I freaked and ran to the store immediately and bought Ick treatment and dosed it. It's now 3am and the white spots have spread all over it's entire body, all fins, mouth, eyes, and HEAVY on the gills. I've owned fish for years and work at a fish store and I've never seen Ick that thick before as it is on its gills at the moment. Is there anything else I can do?? The ick is progressing so quickly that Im afraid my fish will be dead by morning. HELP!!

I've attached 2 images of how he looks right now (forgive the image quality).

 

[Talleyrand]

Thats fast moving ich.
Turn up the heat and do daily water changes.
Little malachite green if you want.
Should tank a week to 10 days to clear it up.

You should also find out what caused the ich. Why is the fish stressed, did you add a new fish, or is the water nasty?

 

[WILDER]

Can't make the pics out to well, is there some white lumps on the fish.

 

[steven530]

Thats fast moving ich.
Turn up the heat and do daily water changes.
Little malachite green if you want.
Should tank a week to 10 days to clear it up.

You should also find out what caused the ich. Why is the fish stressed, did you add a new fish, or is the water nasty?

the fish shouldn't of been stressed, it was the only one in the tank. i did routine water changes. im not sure what caused it, but it was dead by morning anyways

Can't make the pics out to well, is there some white lumps on the fish.

there is yes, or was rather, thick white cauliflower like lumps on the gills. the fish was dead by the next morning

 

[WILDER]

I would take a look here to rule it out.
http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/manage...mphocystis.html