I lost power a few days ago (not sure how long I was at work) and now my powder blue tang has ich. I have been using Ich Attack for 3 days and it doesnt seem to be getting better. The tang is in my QT tank. Are there any better ways to fight it? Sorry if I could have found this in another thread but I looked quick and couldnt find anything. thanks in advance for the help.
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Ich......HELP!!!!
- Thread starter fire911
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You will need to research this before you act.
I have no experience with that product so I can't comment on it.
Hyposalinity treatment involves transitioning the fish to a level of 1.007-1.009 (depending on who you talk to), keeping them at that level (with careful daily monitoring using a calibrated refractometer) for at least 6 weeks, then transitioning them back up to normal SG. Don't do anything until you have read up on this and also your other options......
Copper treatment is also effective for ick.
If a fish has gotten ick in your main display tank, all the fish have been exposed, and the Tank is infected.
To really rid the tank of the infection it needs to be %100 fishless for at least 8 weeks.
Ick can be managed in systems by keeping stress minimal, and feeding well. This is a seperate option, but one that does work for many aquarists.
Ick kills fish slowly. A day or two of research time probably won't hurt any of your fish, but might make all the difference in the long run.
I have no experience with that product so I can't comment on it.
Hyposalinity treatment involves transitioning the fish to a level of 1.007-1.009 (depending on who you talk to), keeping them at that level (with careful daily monitoring using a calibrated refractometer) for at least 6 weeks, then transitioning them back up to normal SG. Don't do anything until you have read up on this and also your other options......
Copper treatment is also effective for ick.
If a fish has gotten ick in your main display tank, all the fish have been exposed, and the Tank is infected.
To really rid the tank of the infection it needs to be %100 fishless for at least 8 weeks.
Ick can be managed in systems by keeping stress minimal, and feeding well. This is a seperate option, but one that does work for many aquarists.
Ick kills fish slowly. A day or two of research time probably won't hurt any of your fish, but might make all the difference in the long run.
Ok I was under the impression that the fish would transfer the copper back into the main tank and a reef would no longer be an option. Going to continue my research and make my decision. Thanks again for everyones help. If anyone has info they think I should know before making a decision, or a treatment they preffer I would apeciate it.
dcforester1
Finally enjoying my tank
If I add a fish, and it has ich. does that mean that the whole tank is going to be infested? when I first set my tank up one of the fish had it, the others never got it, I set up a QT for any future additions, or if I had to take this one of to deal with him. he didnt get worse ( a few spots) Is it to late is my DT already infested? sorry to hijack thread
Thanks Derek
Thanks Derek
Ich attack is a waste of money... I tried using it a few times back when I first started and didn't do anything. QT with either hypo or copper... Also if you don't have a QT setup you can get some of the garlic supplements at LFS and soak the food in it before feeding and that should help...
this is interesting and that exact same situation has been experienced by others. a few questions:
- how long has the fish been in your dt?
- im presuming you have not noticed any indication of parasites on this fish prior to this event?
- have you ever noticed an outbreak in this dt b/f?
addictedreefer
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You could always just try installing a UV. I had an Ich problem about 8 months ago while there were numerous fish already in the tank. Since I didn't feel like taking the tank down to remove all fish for qt, I just cranked up the UV full time and fed with garlic...worked like a charm. The ich cleared up in days, and I haven't seen any since.
Some will argue that a UV never wipes out ich completely but only keeps populations low. However, is this not the condition that exists on the reef? All wild fish carry ich however their conditions and diet do not allow the parasite to assert itself.
IMO try the UV, it'll save you alot of headache.
Some will argue that a UV never wipes out ich completely but only keeps populations low. However, is this not the condition that exists on the reef? All wild fish carry ich however their conditions and diet do not allow the parasite to assert itself.
IMO try the UV, it'll save you alot of headache.
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It's quite possible the PB Tang had ich prior to being stressed by the power outage.
Also most but not all of the time ich will become noticeable on a fish in QT.
Spots,flashing loss of appetite.You'll notice something wrong most of the time.
After all the fact that it's just been moved to a strange environment is stress enough.
Somehow ich had to be in the system.Cryptocaryon cannot just appear out of the blue.It could have been on this fish or a fish that you added earlier to the tank.Some fish build up a resistance to ich over time.Some say that even rock or substrate introduced from another tank can harbor the parasite. In an existing tank in which the fish are healthy, the introduction of a new fish or a decrease in water quality or temperature fluctuations may stress the fish to the point that the Cryptocaryon protozoans that were present but not creating problems will then rapidly cause a more serious infection.
Right now I have a Hippo tang in QT now for 2 months.I'm still petrified of adding this fish to my DT as I know what an Ich "magnet" they are.JMO,but I believe the"magnet",comment often often used refers to the fact that the parasite can hide so well on these particular fish.This tang shows no spots,doesn't flash and eats like a pig.But I'm still nervous about adding it.
