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elfdoctors
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Kick ich has only marginal effectiveness at only one stage of the ich parasite's lifecycle. The only consistently effective treatments are hyposalinity and copper.
Garlic Extreme may boost the immune system of the fish and stimulate the appetite. I would consider using this along with hyposalinity. Garlic Extreme is difficult to pour out of the relatively large bottle without having the oil drip (and releasing its pungent odor). It probably works best by soaking your food in it.
With the usage of these products, some fish are able to develop a limited immunity to ich. However, the ich parasite is still able to reproduce in a limited fashion. If you add new fish to such a tank later on, they will get ich and have a potentially severe disease. The best thing to do is to fully treat the disease and set up a quarantine tank so that this does not happen again.
Garlic Extreme may boost the immune system of the fish and stimulate the appetite. I would consider using this along with hyposalinity. Garlic Extreme is difficult to pour out of the relatively large bottle without having the oil drip (and releasing its pungent odor). It probably works best by soaking your food in it.
With the usage of these products, some fish are able to develop a limited immunity to ich. However, the ich parasite is still able to reproduce in a limited fashion. If you add new fish to such a tank later on, they will get ich and have a potentially severe disease. The best thing to do is to fully treat the disease and set up a quarantine tank so that this does not happen again.
elfdoctors
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The treatment should be hyposalinity OR copper. There is no need to do both treatments.
Either treatment has to be in a tank separate from your live rock and live sand. If you do not have a QT set up (or large enough to handle all your fish), you can always put the live rock into a clean rubbermaid container. However, the anemone will not like this (unless you can supply extra light).
If you move your fish, your display tank will be ich free in 1 month.
Either treatment has to be in a tank separate from your live rock and live sand. If you do not have a QT set up (or large enough to handle all your fish), you can always put the live rock into a clean rubbermaid container. However, the anemone will not like this (unless you can supply extra light).
If you move your fish, your display tank will be ich free in 1 month.