I Got Ich!

fuz_munky

fuz_munky

Member
And i dont have a quarantine tank put my fish in. I have a product called kick-ich which HAS worked in the past, but with some casualties.
Cal- 400 ppm
Alk- 145 ppm
salinity- 1.025-1.026
temp- 78-80 day and nigh
Ph- 8.2
ammonia- 0
trate-0
trite-0
I have in my 29G Biocube
30 Lbs of LR
sixline wrasse- has ich
Mandarin Dragonet- dont know if she has ich yet
and an assortment of zoo's
right as i was looking to sell 'em too
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

Active Member
If you had Ich before in the tank, and did not allow your tank to run fallow, the Ich has been in the tank the whole time.
That's why medicines don't work.
Cold water can in no possible way create Ich. A water change might have stressed the fish, allowing them to become more vulnerable.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by ChrgerOnDavins
http:///forum/post/2466182
yes lower your salinity to 0.009 or use copper treatment. Dont use copper w/ inverts
This is correct. In your case, You can use the Kick ich to help keep the ich off of the fish while you cycle a quarantine tank. You cannot treat in the display. You can never use copper in the display and you cannot do hyposalinity there because you will kill off your pop population for your mandarin. The mandarin does not need to be treated but your other fish all need to be removed. You can treat them in the quarantine tank and keep them out of the display for six weeks. This will interrupt the parasites life cycle and they will die without a host.
 
m0nk

m0nk

Active Member
Originally Posted by ChrgerOnDavins
http:///forum/post/2466615
I bought this "reef safe" stuff from seachem that smells like hot sauce that I'm using as preventative now.
This also isn't a cure, it's a stop-gap while you can setup a real treatment. People just don't believe that these products don't cure anything, which is a real shame. Kick-ich is also not a cure....
Your best bet is to follow sepulation's advice, trust me.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by fuz_munky
http:///forum/post/2466643
thanks for all the help guys ill have a quarantine tank set up this weekend
Wonderful, be sure to cycle it before adding the fish in. Dealing with a cycling qt with ill fish in it can be quite a chore. It is best to cycle it before they go in. Let us know if you have any questions.
 
fuz_munky

fuz_munky

Member
thanks again guys, I'll definately be asking a few questions
question #1 is there a thread on how to build a quarantine tank, and if not is there a site where i could find out how?
 
al mc

al mc

Active Member
Originally Posted by fuz_munky
http:///forum/post/2466837
thanks again guys, I'll definately be asking a few questions
question #1 is there a thread on how to build a quarantine tank, and if not is there a site where i could find out how?
Beth's thread at the top of this disease forum has instructions on how to set up a QT tank and treat Ich.
 
beth

beth

Administrator
Staff member
If your tank is fish only, then you could possibly do hyposalinity in your display.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by Beth
http:///forum/post/2467284
If your tank is fish only, then you could possibly do hyposalinity in your display.
I am not seeing corals posted, but he does have a mandarin. I don't think it would be a good idea to wipe out the pod population that is so needed by the mandarin. JMO.
 
fuz_munky

fuz_munky

Member
i checked my sixline again this afternoon and the whit spots on his tail were gone!
false alarm? or is it the kick-ich
my sixline is becoming a bit agressive twords my mandarin for no reason at alland im thinking about redoing my rockwork to distract him for a little while since his spots are gon would it be safe to sell him?
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by fuz_munky
http:///forum/post/2467420
i checked my sixline again this afternoon and the whit spots on his tail were gone!
false alarm? or is it the kick-ich
my sixline is becoming a bit agressive twords my mandarin for no reason at alland im thinking about redoing my rockwork to distract him for a little while since his spots are gon would it be safe to sell him?
If you sell him then do the right thing and tell the person that he just had ich. I, personally, think that it is the kick ich and the life cycle of the parasite. It is in no way, whatsoever, gone from the tank.
 
fuz_munky

fuz_munky

Member
I wasn't planning on keeping it a secret. if i do sell it what are the chances of them getting ich if they don't have a quarantine, could they give the fish a freshwater dip just to get it off the fish (if that even works)
the main reason i want to sell my fish is so that i can get rid of the ich and not kill my two fish
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

Moderator
Originally Posted by fuz_munky
http:///forum/post/2467452
I wasn't planning on keeping it a secret. if i do sell it what are the chances of them getting ich if they don't have a quarantine, could they give the fish a freshwater dip just to get it off the fish (if that even works)
the main reason i want to sell my fish is so that i can get rid of the ich and not kill my two fish
Ich is already in your tank, my friend. Getting rid of that fish will not change that. If he eats all of the mandarin's pods, then I can see why you would want to get rid of him. Don't do it because of ich though. A fw dip does not guarantee that all of the parasites will detach. Often times they do NOT all detach. They will have to qt the fish.
 
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