hippo tangs with ICH
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u235a4
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I can't see the Tank being the problem now but in time they will go to the 125G or 200G reef tanks but at the time they are meaning both hippo's are about 2 to 2.5 inches and the rest of the critters in the 29G tank are doing great. but at the time the shrimp have been cleaning then so i'm really not worried about it since the maroon and 3 percula clowns are showing no signs of it.
I can tell you how to do a FW dip, but that is not going to cure your ick problem. FW dips have their place in disease treatment, but it is not a solution to everything.
If you have ick in your reef tank, then you need to setup a hospital tank and move all fish to the hospital. Then treat with hyposalinity.
If you have ick in your reef tank, then you need to setup a hospital tank and move all fish to the hospital. Then treat with hyposalinity.
u235a4
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Krusk just to boggle your mind more the contents in the 29G tank are as follows
2 peppermint shrimp
3 camel back shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
6 feather dusters
1 brittle stars
2 flame scallops
3 condi anemone's
2 rock anemone's
1 green carpet
5 anemone crabs
3 horse shoe crabs
3 percula clowns
1 maroon clown
2 hippo tangs
and the hippos are the only ones seeming to have a problem the rest of the tank are doing great
2 peppermint shrimp
3 camel back shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
1 coral banded shrimp
6 feather dusters
1 brittle stars
2 flame scallops
3 condi anemone's
2 rock anemone's
1 green carpet
5 anemone crabs
3 horse shoe crabs
3 percula clowns
1 maroon clown
2 hippo tangs
and the hippos are the only ones seeming to have a problem the rest of the tank are doing great
jdl/dayton
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FW dip is a bad idea. All that will happen is your Hippo will get really stressed out. Yes you will remove most if not all the ick parasites, but as soon as you reintroduce him to your reef he will get infested even worse than before. Hippo's are notorious ich magnets.
What was suggested earlier by another poster is the way I would go. Set up a hyposalinity hospital tank and put your Hippo there. Ideally you would remove all your fish from the reef and starve out the ich. DO not put your Hippo back into your reef tank for at least 4 weeks after your last sign of ich on either him or in your reef. Other's who know more than I do may say longer than 4 weeks. The stress of moving him back will make him suceptable to a reinfestation, so do not jump the gun.
What was suggested earlier by another poster is the way I would go. Set up a hyposalinity hospital tank and put your Hippo there. Ideally you would remove all your fish from the reef and starve out the ich. DO not put your Hippo back into your reef tank for at least 4 weeks after your last sign of ich on either him or in your reef. Other's who know more than I do may say longer than 4 weeks. The stress of moving him back will make him suceptable to a reinfestation, so do not jump the gun.
FW Dip:
Use a deadicated bucket/container for the treatment container. However, if you have a large number of fish to treat, do not overcrowd the container. You can do small groups at a time, changing the water after each group has been treated.
If you are using tap water be sure to add a dechlorinate like AmQuel. Better to use distilled or RO water.
To help reduce shock, match the pH and water temperature of the freshwater to that of the tank water the fish are coming out of.
Add an ammonia buffer to the freshwater. Again, AmQuel.
Place an airstone into the treatment container to help with oxygen gas exchange replenishment.
If when you initially put the fish in the freshwater they stiffen then settle to the bottom on their sides and do not move around for the first 30 seconds or so, wait it out a few seconds...the fish will likley recover quickly. Fish usually upright themselves and start moving around within the first minute. If concerned, you can nudge them a little bit to stimulate movement. If after a couple of minutes they look to be overly stressed, remove them.
3-5 minutes in the bath and back to the tank they go. Sooner if fish are stressed.
Use a deadicated bucket/container for the treatment container. However, if you have a large number of fish to treat, do not overcrowd the container. You can do small groups at a time, changing the water after each group has been treated.
If you are using tap water be sure to add a dechlorinate like AmQuel. Better to use distilled or RO water.
To help reduce shock, match the pH and water temperature of the freshwater to that of the tank water the fish are coming out of.
Add an ammonia buffer to the freshwater. Again, AmQuel.
Place an airstone into the treatment container to help with oxygen gas exchange replenishment.
If when you initially put the fish in the freshwater they stiffen then settle to the bottom on their sides and do not move around for the first 30 seconds or so, wait it out a few seconds...the fish will likley recover quickly. Fish usually upright themselves and start moving around within the first minute. If concerned, you can nudge them a little bit to stimulate movement. If after a couple of minutes they look to be overly stressed, remove them.
3-5 minutes in the bath and back to the tank they go. Sooner if fish are stressed.