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zacg

zacg

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i just went in my office to check my fish b/c i've been outside since i got home from work and my blue hippo is covered in ich and my yellow tang has it on its fins. i also have a pink and blue goby and a lawnmower blenny and a royal dottyback. i think the ich came in on the pink and blue goby b/c i didnt have it till i got that fish and i just recently got him. what do i need to do?
 
zacg

zacg

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k thanks and i've been doin good man what bout you? and i gave my nano to my father in law and he has it set up now. and yeah i can get them out just done have a qt to put them in. I wonder if i can put them in a big tub with a small circulating pump till tomorrow at bout lunch i'm goin to take them to a woman that i know and she is goin to treat them i'm afraid i may lose my blue hippo.
 
nissan577

nissan577

Active Member
Originally Posted by ZacG
http:///forum/post/3102729
k thanks and i've been doin good man what bout you? and i gave my nano to my father in law and he has it set up now. and yeah i can get them out just done have a qt to put them in. I wonder if i can put them in a big tub with a small circulating pump till tomorrow at bout lunch i'm goin to take them to a woman that i know and she is goin to treat them i'm afraid i may lose my blue hippo.
everyone is affraid of losing a fish and coral. but thats nature.
ive been good. you saw my new big boy!
hes amazing!
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by ZacG
http:///forum/post/3102729
k thanks and i've been doin good man what bout you? and i gave my nano to my father in law and he has it set up now. and yeah i can get them out just done have a qt to put them in. I wonder if i can put them in a big tub with a small circulating pump till tomorrow at bout lunch i'm goin to take them to a woman that i know and she is goin to treat them i'm afraid i may lose my blue hippo.

If all the fish are exposed there is no sense removing them to another tub...if it isn't a reef you can just treat the whole tank.
 
hlcroghan

hlcroghan

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There is a big problem with that. That means you will always have ich in the tank and a cleaner shrimp is not only, not guaranteed to clean the fish all the time, but is also not going to get the ich that is deeply imbedded in the skin or gills of the fish. Also anytime the fish gets stressed out it mean they will get an outbreak again. Better to do it the right way and not have to ever do it again.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by hlcroghan
http:///forum/post/3103117
There is a big problem with that. That means you will always have ich in the tank and a cleaner shrimp is not only, not guaranteed to clean the fish all the time, but is also not going to get the ich that is deeply imbedded in the skin or gills of the fish. Also anytime the fish gets stressed out it mean they will get an outbreak again. Better to do it the right way and not have to ever do it again.
The problem is this...Most QT or hospital tanks are not large enough for all the fish...the stress of a tiny tank will cause bigger concerns. For fish only tanks the solution is easy...for 1 fish the solution is easy
I had ich in my reef..I gave my fish shrimp soaked in fresh garlic to help build the immune system..then I upped the heat to 82-84 so my fish would be comfortable...I purchased two large cleaner shrimps...6 months later...still no ich and no fish loss.
 
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abeandlulu

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3103297
The problem is this...Most QT or hospital tanks are not large enough for all the fish...the stress of a tiny tank will cause bigger concerns. For fish only tanks the solution is easy...for 1 fish the solution is easy
I had ich in my reef..I gave my fish shrimp soaked in fresh garlic to help build the immune system..then I upped the heat to 82-84 so my fish would be comfortable...I purchased two large cleaner shrimps...6 months later...still no ich and no fish loss.
I agree with Flower. I also add some vitamin C in with the food to help keep them healthy all the time. And my cleaner shrimp love to clean my fish. I see them hangin on to the fish while they are swimmin around.
 
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