fresh water dip to fight ick?

[ozzfan84]

Quick question. About a month ago I was trying to fight ick on my juvi clown trigger. I did the fresh water (same temp, same ph) dip, and I noticed that it actually looked worse right after he was dipped. I was just wondering if thats because of them popping or something. Anyways, I found this miricle stuff (Ick X-tinguisher) and hes alive and well today. But just wondering in case it happens again (please no!!) What do u guys think about dipping, and how should the fish look imediatly afterwards?

 

[mark-24]

From what I've heard fw dipping is the safest way as it doesnt add chemicals or medicine to the tank. But how long was your trigger in the water for?
-Mark

 

[ozzfan84]

the first time i did it, he was only in there for 1 min. Then I got brave and the next day I did it for 2 min. I couldnt leave him in there any longer, i felt bad for the lil guy! But he is doing quite fine now. But I just not sure if dipping is effective, because like I said, imediatly after, it looked much worse.

 

[beth]

Both Terry and I agree, I believe, that for ICK, Hyposalinity is the way to go. No dips for ick, pleaz

 

[bluewater]

What's Hyposalinity?

 

[jamos6]

You can do a search for the word but in a nut shell it is lowering the salt in the tank to starve the parisites.
It works I had to do it notto long ago.

 

[junkf15]

OK, how do you do that? (reduce the salinity) And if you do, what would it do to the other inhabitants of the tank? corals? anemones? shrimp?
And I thought a fresh water dip meant "fresh" water. As in no salt, as in 7.0 pH, as in hyposalinity. Is that not what a freshwater dip is?
I have been doing fresh water dips when ever I see ick, and it works like a champ, a few seconds, and when I put the fish back in the main tank, I always see signaficantly less ick, and what is left dies in a few hours. This has worked for my Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Purple tang, Clown Tang, Maroon Clown, and my Tomato clown. The only thing I put in my "fresh" water (RO water) is some Novaqua to help rebuild the slime coat, and then I put some novaqua in the main tank as well specifically because it DOSEN"T hurt the rest of the inhabitants. Have I got this all wrong?