i got ick need help

[rstolpp]

i am going to take them out of that tank and treat them i will let you know how it goes thank you alot

[leeman72]

Just my 2 cents... I recently had a Koran who got ich bad...lost two fish before I got home the next night to treat.

Lfs suggested a product so I figured I'd try it for a day or two ,

Was herbtana. Treat for 10 days and reef safe. After the third day all traces were gone from my Koran.

Might not work for everyone but helped me.


Supposedly it coats the fish which causes the parasites to detach to look for another host. As all fish are coated, can't get a new host. Parasites die wthin a week with no host.

Just going by lfs and a bit of googling.

[JoeCreature]

Start from the beginning.

-How long has the system been established?
-When was the first fish added?
-When was the last fish added?
-How long (if any) did you quarantine your fishes?
-What species of fishes and what sizes?
-Which fish was the first to catch ich?
-Did all the fishes come from the same source?
-Feeding and maintainence routine?
-Checked for stray current?

Ich is not just a magic bug that pops up for no reason, there is usually a cause, be it sick fish bringing it in, stress, water qulity, stray current, malnutrition, etc. Kinda like the "common cold" in people.

There are numerous additives I think Ruby Reef Rally being the "most reef safe."

You can also supplement their food to aid in resistance and healing.

[triggerman77]

Kinda like the "common cold" in people.

This is how i look at ick now. Also soak all food in garlic, parasites can't stand it they will usually fall off and die

taking all fish from tank is a waste of time IMO i tried it once but never again

[JoeCreature]

Depending on the system it can be a measure of "how boned am I?" I have heard of stripping all the corals and treating the fish in tank because it was easier, then just adding the corals back once it passes.

I prefer to pull fishes for 2 reasons:
#1. Isolation from as much "in tank" stress (fighting, water quality, just plain sick) and you can direct their treatment on a more refined scale. You use less meds by volume and can feed them fortified food all day long without any healthy tankmates stealing the good stuff.

#2. I have a knack for getting fishes out of a tank. Many times without a net thus negating the usual stress associated with fish removal. *hint* Find where they sleep.

[elbowdeep]

+1 on what Joe said.

[SMITTY27030]

I prefer to pull fishes for 2 reasons:
#1. Isolation from as much "in tank" stress (fighting, water quality, just plain sick) and you can direct their treatment on a more refined scale. You use less meds by volume and can feed them fortified food all day long without any healthy tankmates stealing the good stuff.

++1 joe
i would use garlic additive and treatwith meds ...it came from somewhere...ive known it to go away then after you think its gone come right back. with a vengance. i think its best to qt them and treat one on one... as a precaution i still add garlic to mine about twice a month..but right now my fish load isnt that big.so easy for me..Good luck!!

[grennan]

I'd like to add that feeding a fish is not a permanent cure for ich. I like to call it a temporary fix to a permanent problem. It is a temporary as it allows the fish to naturally fight through the ich's "pregnant" stage and reject the "fee swimming" stage.
This will not break the ich cycle. The tanks will still have ich and in the future the fish can be reinfected no matter its state of health.
IMO I strongly believe with the proper husbandry of new additions that the aquarium can become a ich free zone.

[triggerman77]

Ich is in every fish tank whether you have an out break or not its always there. I have been keeping salt water tanks for around 10 years and only had it a couple of times. but i read this somewhere years ago. and yes if you have a small system pull them out and treat them. But if your system is large like mine its not that simple. so i just treat in main display like i said in my previous posts
Their is no guaranteed cure for Ick. Just personal preference on how to treat

[grennan]

Originally Posted by triggerman77

Ich is in every fish tank whether you have an out break or not its always there. I have been keeping salt water tanks for around 10 years and only had it a couple of times. but i read this somewhere years ago. and yes if you have a small system pull them out and treat them. But if your system is large like mine its not that simple. so i just treat in main display like i said in my previous posts

Can you point me to some/any articles that state ich is in every home aquarium - no matter what?
I would like to read them...thanks.