saltwatersubie
Member
Just noticed it this morning. Sorry for the sand storm, my Goby was going to town cleaning the sand.
Can someone identify this please.
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saltwatersubie
Member
Thank you for the information. I just got this fish from lfs yesterday and then woke up and noticed the growths. It's my fault that I did not qt him. Is there anything else you recommend me doing to help him get better?
saltwatersubie
Member
Thank you
sepulatian
Moderator
I rotate Vitachem and Zoecon. Those, along with a healthy diet and pristine water parameters, will help your fish's health immensely.
saltwatersubie
Member
Well it appears now that my flame has ich
My only problem is that I do not have a hospital tank set up. I was thinking about taking all water from my display tank and putting it in the hospital tank and then start the process of hypo. Does anyone have a better idea or is this my only option at this point?
shyfish
Member
Hi,
I personaly would leave your fishy alone and not move him anymore. He just got introduced. You didn't QT so now to collect him you would have to chase him all over the tank and stress him further.
There are medicines that are reef safe. Just follow instructions. Do a water change after treatment. Flame angels don't hold up well to too much stress.
I personaly would leave your fishy alone and not move him anymore. He just got introduced. You didn't QT so now to collect him you would have to chase him all over the tank and stress him further.
There are medicines that are reef safe. Just follow instructions. Do a water change after treatment. Flame angels don't hold up well to too much stress.
saltwatersubie
Member
Do i need a substrate so my goby can survive in the hospital tank. Also what do you think about me taking the water from my display and putting it in the hospital tank?
saltwatersubie
Member
Originally Posted by Shyfish
http:///forum/post/2955296
Hi,
I personaly would leave your fishy alone and not move him anymore. He just got introduced. You didn't QT so now to collect him you would have to chase him all over the tank and stress him further.
There are medicines that are reef safe. Just follow instructions. Do a water change after treatment. Flame angels don't hold up well to too much stress.
I really have not heard any good things about adding stuff to the tank to treat ich. I'm just worried it will not work, I'm willing to try but I'm kinda skeptical.
http:///forum/post/2955296
Hi,
I personaly would leave your fishy alone and not move him anymore. He just got introduced. You didn't QT so now to collect him you would have to chase him all over the tank and stress him further.
There are medicines that are reef safe. Just follow instructions. Do a water change after treatment. Flame angels don't hold up well to too much stress.
I really have not heard any good things about adding stuff to the tank to treat ich. I'm just worried it will not work, I'm willing to try but I'm kinda skeptical.
shyfish
Member
Originally Posted by saltwatersubie
http:///forum/post/2955308
I really have not heard any good things about adding stuff to the tank to treat ich. I'm just worried it will not work, I'm willing to try but I'm kinda skeptical.
Hi,
You can try raising the temp to 83. I was told that can work. However, as long as you follow instructions the medicines are safe. Just make sure it is the kind that won't hurt inverts.
You have to add a medicine or do something like turning up the heat. It won't help to remove the infected fish, your entire tank is infected now.
http:///forum/post/2955308
I really have not heard any good things about adding stuff to the tank to treat ich. I'm just worried it will not work, I'm willing to try but I'm kinda skeptical.
Hi,
You can try raising the temp to 83. I was told that can work. However, as long as you follow instructions the medicines are safe. Just make sure it is the kind that won't hurt inverts.
You have to add a medicine or do something like turning up the heat. It won't help to remove the infected fish, your entire tank is infected now.
john57
Member
I set up a hospital tank on the spur of the moment, because my fish had shown bad signs of ich and one had died. I used freshly mixed water with a salinity matching my DT and slowly dropped the salinity to 1.009 over a period of three days. It's not cycled, so I have been testing and doing water changes much more regularly than if it had been but it was what I thought was my best option.
Beth has a good posting of how to set the hypo tank up and the timelines.
The advantage of doing this is that my dt will sit without fish for 5-6 weeks which should rid it of ich completely.
Beth has a good posting of how to set the hypo tank up and the timelines.
The advantage of doing this is that my dt will sit without fish for 5-6 weeks which should rid it of ich completely.
sepulatian
Moderator
What all is in your tank? You have no QT, so you will have to move the rock and inverts into a tub. Provide a heater and two power heads for cross flow. Add more if needed. Your flame is covered. I don't want you to lose him.
You could set up a QT without cycling, but that kills more fish than ich does. You don't have a QT so let's just deal with it as is. Remove the rocks and inverts. Hypo the display.
You could set up a QT without cycling, but that kills more fish than ich does. You don't have a QT so let's just deal with it as is. Remove the rocks and inverts. Hypo the display.
stars4105811
Member
Just a piece of advise, I had Ich on a couple of fish and decided to use Kick Ich, which was supposed to be reef safe, and it did not cure any of the Ich. In fact, it spiked other elements in my tank and I have lost the new fish along with some that have been in the tank for a couple of years. I feel that my tank is in worse shape now than what it was before I used Kick Ich.
saltwatersubie
Member
Thanks for the advice but I think I'm gonna have to side with beth on this one and do hypo. I have done some research and found that hypo or copper are the ways to kill ich. Buying kick ich or other products that might destroy my whole tank in the process is not worth it. I'm not saying that it hasn't worked for some people, but I just feel more comfortable taking the hypo approach.
sepulatian
Moderator
Originally Posted by saltwatersubie
http:///forum/post/2957267
Thanks for the advice but I think I'm gonna have to side with beth on this one and do hypo. I have done some research and found that hypo or copper are the ways to kill ich. Buying kick ich or other products that might destroy my whole tank in the process is not worth it. I'm not saying that it hasn't worked for some people, but I just feel more comfortable taking the hypo approach.
Excellent choice
All of the fish will have to be treated, or you will be sending him back into a tank with ich.
http:///forum/post/2957267
Thanks for the advice but I think I'm gonna have to side with beth on this one and do hypo. I have done some research and found that hypo or copper are the ways to kill ich. Buying kick ich or other products that might destroy my whole tank in the process is not worth it. I'm not saying that it hasn't worked for some people, but I just feel more comfortable taking the hypo approach.
Excellent choice
saltwatersubie
Member
Well my flame angel died yesterday
now I think my 2 clowns either have Brooklynella or a bacterial infection. It is hard to tell between the two. Can someone possibly post a picture of a bacterial infection??