blue tang has bumps

[heidijj]

Ok, so what do I do? I don't have a qt. any other options for me?

 

[beth]

The only way to viably treat the fish would be to separate your fish from your live rock, inverts, and any coral you have. You can keep the fish in your fish tank, but then you would need to remove everything else (except sand).

 

[heidijj]

So what could I expect to happen if I don't have the means to do this? Will all my fish die?

 

[beth]

Your fish will continue to get ich, likely spreading it to the other fish. Eventually, they could succumb to the disease. Any new fish will also get it.

 

[heidijj]

ok Beth, I found a ten gallon tank that I can clean out and use, I am afraid this isn't big enough for all the fish? Will it still do me good to remove the hippo? The other fish still show no signs of the ich but what you said about it coming back on the hippo was right, he shows signs of it again today.

 

[heidijj]

Thanks for all your help, I am going to remove all the fish as suggested. I've learned a good lesson. Hopefully I can save them all. I won't ever buy from this last place that I did as I am sure it came from them. Thanks again

 

[beth]

You can get only one fish in a 10 gal.
If you wish to try treatment, please read this:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/a/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans

 

[heidijj]

I am going to borrow an empty 39 gallon bowfront from a friend that is empty. I am picking it up tomorrow. Hope this will work better than a 10 gallon

 

[heidijj]

Thanks. Will follow those instructions

 

[beth]

Are you going to treat using hyposalinity? Do you have corals?

 

[heidijj]

Yes, I am going to treat with hyposalinity. Yes I have corals but I am going to remove the fish from the tank and then treat just the fish. so I don't hurt the corals. Is that right?

 

[beth]

What do you have to measure salinity?