does ick live in the tank no mater what?

[djheynow]

the lfs tells me that fish carry diseases always and that the elimination of ick from my dispaly tank is not realistic. so then I should buy some treatment called MarinOomed. He tells me it's safe for my lr, ls, and crabs. It contains (per 100ml) Hexmethyl para rosaline 75.7mg, Quinine hydrochloride monohydrate 1261.7mg, 9-Aminoacridine hydrochloride monohydrate252.3mg, Benzyl dodecyl-bis-(2hydroxyethyl) amonium chloride 504.7mg,
I can't say that I understand this, but If I put in 3ml per 10 gallons it's safe for invertebrates. Half that much makes it safe for corals and anemones. This is per the instructions on the bottle. It's only $5.00 the treatments last a week. He tells me that I'll have ick in the fish and the tank no matter what. Suggests garlic and UV sterilization as well as reduced stress for the fish.
Am I going to lose my live rock or my little crabs?
Will I have parasites no matter what I do? Can I treat this outbreak and then just keep things under controll?
That's all. I read lots of the threads on disease and this is not the reccomended treatment method, but I thought I'd ask.
D.J.

 

[djheynow]

I appreciate the prompt response. I understand the differences in approach. I don't have another tank set up now. Can I use this method until I do?
What I really want to know is if it will harm anything in the tank.
Thanks again, D.J.

 

[fishswim]

No medicines are really safe for inverts. And if you put in just a little, it may not harm them (noticibly), but it won't do it's job, which was destroying the parasite. It sounded like he was trying to sell you a few things you really don't have to have.
I agree with Terry, quarantine tanks are the way to go.

 

[q]

I have been wondering this for quite a while now too.
Makes a really stong case for a quaritine tank.
Welcome to the BB TerryB. Appreciate the time you put into this.
Matt