KORDON #39462 Ich Attack for Aquarium, 1-Gallon ONLY

This works for minor Ich problem and prevention. For major issue use the other product.

This is not a quick fix solution. Other brands have ich medications that work much, much more quickly; however, they also usually contain copper which is harmful to shrimp and some other sensitive species of fish such as tetras. I keep two 55 gallon planted aquariums that house red cherry shrimp, panda shrimp, neon tetras, and cardinal tetras. All of these species are extremely sensitive, and usually the high doses of copper in common ich medications kills them faster than the ich itself does. This product contains NO COPPER, and I can verify after having used it exclusively for two years now, that it does work and it is 100% shrimp safe. I've read a lot of the negative reviews on here, and I'm guessing they don't know how to actually treat ich or they expected this product to work miracles. To successfully fight an ich outbreak: #1 Catch it early. 90% of people I know who struggle with high mortality rates don't catch ich early enough to stop it in time. #2 Have ich medication on hand even when your fish are healthy. If you see ich and you don't have the medicine right then, you're too late. It can take days or weeks to get the time to research and find a ich treatment that's right for you. #3 Raise your water temperature to 80F. This speeds up the life cycle of the ich parasite. #4 treat your tank with this product twice a day for four days then drop to once a day for the next three days. After that, do a 20%-30% water change. Follow the dosing instruction, and be careful not to overdose. Make sure you shake the bottle well before dosing. #5 Dose consistently and accurately for seven days. Try to dose roughly around the same time each day. I usually aim for a dosing time window of 1 hour for each treatment. So, if I dosed at 3:00pm yesterday, I try to dose again between 3:00pm and 4:00pm today. Understand that missing a dose give the ich a chance to reproduce and build up strength. You must be consistent and patient!Lastly, do some research on ich if you haven't already. You aren't really treating your fish. You're treating your tank water. Some fish will likely die simple because they could not handle the ich parasite. Their immune systems just weren't strong enough. In my experience, I lose between 0-3 fish per ich outbreak, and I usually have 20+ in my tank. However, I also watch my fish daily, so I usually catch ich immediately and begin treatment. This product works, but you have to be consistent and dose daily. You must also be patient. This won't cure ich in two days. It will likely take a full week of treatment. It definitely works, but it works slowly. If you want fast treatments, chose a product with copper. But, if you're needing a copper-free treatment, this is your product.Good luck with you aquariums, and I hope my review was helpful. Thanks, Kordon, for making an ich treatment that is copper free and shrimp safe!

This product was semi-effective, I would recommend a copper based medicine instead.

This stuff works, but your aquarium parameters have to be perfect to eliminate the stress to the fish. With no stress to the fish then the medicine can do its job. The best medication in the world won't work if the aquarium is out of whack.

The shipping is absolutely horrible, since I pay for prime all other orders arrived within two days but expected delivery is 5 days. I tried a two little bottles in my QT(quarantine tank). The results were unclear as I dosed with copper first for two weeks then cam across this product. I will do the recommended treatment plan and see how it works. Your probably best to used copper base products as this product has mixed reviews being all natural. I wanted something to treat the whole tank. I hope this product works but have yet to see any videos or data supporting it's ingredients.