I need your Help

ilove2ride

Member
After some MAJOR problems with my tank (I'm talking Ick, HUGE medication overdose accident, mantis shimp, etc) Everything is finally okay. Somehow, my fish fought off the ich with the use of a reef safe medication- yes I am sure it is reef safe cause a realative dumped 1/4 of a bottle in and ALL of my inverts are totally healthy after I did a 75% water change. It does not have copper.
Well, anyways, I was thinking about getting another fish in 2 months. My tank is 24 gallons, has a sixline wrassse, a clownfish, a feather duster, a choclate chip star, hermits, snails, 18 lbs of LR, LS, Fuval 204 + and Eclipse filter. I want an ick resistant fish (my whole tank had ick and my clownfish never got it..) that isnt too delicate. I was thinking scooter blenny, but then it might cause a rockfall casue I am not sure how stable my struture is.
Any suggestions?
And, a word of advice- no matter how good a price is on a fish, dont add one too soon. This will save you at least 70 bucks...! I got a Pygmy angel for 20 dollars too early and it caused so much trouble!
 

stupid_naso

Member
Firefish? I'm not sure whether you have exceeded (sp?) your limit of fish in your tank or not. But firefish would be a nice addition.
 

fshhub

Active Member
depending on the species of clown, they get 3 plus inches, and the six line wrasse too, so that is 6 inches, in a 24 gallon, i would probably stop there, but otherwise, if you are gonna add, the ff is a good choice as far as ick, but the six line may harass it, they really should be kkept with only docile species, ohter wise i would look at the scooter, i cna't see where they would be a prob with a land slide,they don't move rocks, or burro, they only hide in the sand at night, but normally not under rock, they are also very docile(except towards other scooters) and fearless, not much IMO scare them(that i have seen even in larger fish 4 or 5 times teir size)
 

ilove2ride

Member
Thats why I said I would add another fish in 2 months... so the ick would be gone.
Its a false perc.
any other suggestions? Thanks
 

amphiprion

Member
Even though you don't see ich anymore, it is still in your tank because you have had host for the parasite - the one clown. Unless this tank has been "fishless" for at least 4 weeks, the parasite is still in your tank. It likely that your clown is carrying the parasite, and is healthy enough to fight it off. Put in another fish, and it may not be able to. Just a warning for you.
 

ilove2ride

Member
Actually, I have a Sixline wrasse AND a clown... so, since they appear ickless, how long do i have to wait till the ick goes away?
thanks
P.S. I think the ick may of been killed off by the overdose!
 
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