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Quote:Originally Posted by silverado61 To recap what Flower said, the display tank has to be fishless for eight weeks in order for the ICH to die off without a host. Just because your fish aren't showing signs of ICH doesn't mean display tank is free of it. Always learning. I completely...

Quote:Originally Posted by jay0705 U have to assume they all have it. And yes monitor your water quality Thank you Jay. you have been a very welcome face on this thread for me. The two remaining fish are eatting well and show no ill signs to the amount of copper in the tank. i have monitored...

Quote:Originally Posted by Flower     It takes 8 weeks without a host for ich to die off. In such a small tank, be sure to have premixed saltwater on hand to do emergency water changes, your fish may die from an ammonia spike instead of the ich. Have you been checking the ammonia level 2-3xs a...

Woke up this morning to a loss. My Coral Beauty has lost its battle with the Ich..... I increased the amount of copper as you stated this morning so hopefully my clown and wrasse will remain Ich free. The Ich has left my other fish alone which continues to baffle me as to why. With the loss of...

Jay--- How did you increase the dosage to cure the Ich?

Quote:Originally Posted by Beth How are you able to maintain good water quality on a QT that you just set up? Why not try hyposalinity treatment? https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/a/hyposalinity After reading the Hypo treatment, Beth, i dont have a digital refractometer to do this properly...

Quote:Originally Posted by jay0705 I tried hypo it just didnt work for me. It does wrk in my case after a month of doing it asoon as salinty got back up to around 1.020 the ich came back. After the copper treatment once it went away it never came back. Now the issue swf lover may have is ich...

Quote:Originally Posted by jay0705 Bout a wk but I added about a quarter tea spoon after 4 days. To slowly up the dose. Bc I didnt see results after 4 days. After the 3 add the ich was gone So are you recommending that i increase the dose slowly over the course of the next few days? was it...

It is a bare bottom 15gal QT. i have it filled to about 12gals so i use 3 tsp... how long did it take for the product to work for you?

Three days ago i caught the early signs of Ich on my Black Onyx Perc Clownfish. I immediately set up a QT with a 15gal tank. Got my Coral Beauty Angel, Six line Wrasse and clown in the tank. Nitrates- less than 20; Nitrites- 0; PH- 8.2; Ammonia- 0; Salinity 1.023; Temp 80 degrees. I have been...

Have an HOB refugium on its way. So after its installed I will begin stocking. Thinking of adding a coral beauty as well but concerned about clowns. Can they coexist fine?

Quote:Originally Posted by jay0705 Generally no! Lol a pair of the same kind yes. But not say a perc and tomatoe Could a Snowflake Ocellaris be compatible with a Black Ice Ocellaris?

Looking to stock my 30gal fish only tank and was wanting to add clowns. All i have in the tank are inverts, no fish added yet. Are all clowns compatible with one another except for the Maroon Clownfish?

I have no other fish in the tank. What other information would be helpful?

Im in need of some help!! I have had my 29gal tank set up for about three months now and have several inverts living in it. Flame Scallop, Emerald Crab, (3) Dwarf Zebra Crabs, (4) Peppermint Shrimp, Coco worm and a tuxedo urchin. All are thriving in the tank. In the last week i have lost three...