Hikari Ich-X Ich Treatment 1 Gallon
$57.29
Price: $57.29
(as of Oct 15, 2025 19:21:20 UTC – Details)
Product description
About Hikari
Hikari, the “originator” of Species Specific and premium aquatics diets has been copied by many, but our loyal customers know they can always depend on our products to offer their aquatic pets the finest in scientifically balanced nutrition. For almost 140 years we’ve spent considerable time exploring natural habitats of fish, breeding fish in our own facilities, producing diets in our own factories, processing every shipment through our own facilities and researching the impact our diets have over time. These unique insights into the nutritional needs of fish give a competitive advantage no other fish food maker can duplicate and allow us to produce species specific diets that will not only maintain your aquatic pets’ health, but assist you in keeping your aquarium or pond in top form.
We make the health and longevity of the fish and the aquatic environment they live in our first priority. Focusing on bringing about success to the hobbyist through exacting nutrition has allowed us to develop a brand name synonymous with superior quality. Consider using Hikari, because you love your aquatic pets as much as they love you!
Why Customers Choose Hikari
RESEARCH
We feel it’s our duty to constantly investigate the natural ecology of fish to make the best food for them. Our exploration to Irian Jaya, Lake Malawi in Africa, Guiana highland, the Indian Ocean, the jungle of Southeast Asia and the Holy River Ayeyawady and others, offer us many secrets to fish health, coloration, breeding requirements, water conditions and quality.
AQUARIUM AND POND SOLUTIONS
Aquarium Solutions and Pond Solutions products have been developed to help you maintain excellent water quality or resolve tank or fish issues without causing residual unexpected problems. The use of more expensive, but more effective ingredients allows us to bring you the best products we can, always.
TECHNOLOGY
Our first hand experience breeding and raising fish, and the scientific data we can collect during this process, give us a clear road map for future product improvements and enhancements. Hikari uses actual experience and physical practice instead of marketing schemes or unproven theory to develop our premium aquatic diets!
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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 6 x 6 x 12 inches; 8.3 Pounds
Item model number : 042055732185
Date First Available : June 20, 2004
Manufacturer : Hikari Sales USA
ASIN : B0009YD6H6
Best Sellers Rank: #37,839 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #339 in Aquarium Water Treatments
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Hikari Ich-X Ich Treatment 1 Gallon
Customers say
Customers report that the ich treatment works well, with one mentioning it resolved the issue in just three days. The product’s safety for aquatic life receives mixed feedback, with one customer noting it’s safe for shrimp and snails, while another reports that goldfish become irritated when using it.
Rob N –
Works great – safe for shrimp and snails!
Using IchX with bumping up my community tanks temp to 86 degrees did the trick! Just follow the instructions and do the water changes.Didnât kill any of my snails or shrimp either.So glad it worked!
Bamboo Dan –
Just Keep it on hand …
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.
Marisa –
Powerful stuff
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.
ruth s. –
It worked in 3 days but killed my cardinal tetras
It worked in 3 days but I had a school of 30 cardinal tetras. I have 2 now. That’s why the two stars.
Angel –
Great in bulk
Purchased as ick outbreak kept happening and needed a larger amount. Now that we purchased it, weâve barely used it but glad we have back just in case
L. de los Reyes –
Works
Came in one price. Works well for ich.
Antonio –
Cleared up in one day
Cleared up in one day
Amazon Customer –
Wrong and dangerous dose for a pond versus an aquarium
This concentration is for aquariums only! Nowhere is that made clear. The ratio for ponds is 5ml per 50 gallons whereas the ratio for aquariums is 5ml per 10 gallons. That is a huge difference! And you could potentially overdose and kill your fish trying to use the 10 gallon dose one. They are of different concentrations as well so you can’t just change the dose to accommodate a pond. So obviously I can’t use this very expensive gallon of product