lionpaw38
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My take on this pain in the posterior. I have read tons of things to do to prevent and get rid if this crappy little parasite. I have also learned no matter what precautions you take eventually you will have it in your tank. I have always said that no matter how well you take care of yourself eventually you will get very sick and die....fact. The same with ich...no matter what, you will eventually have to deal with it.
I have had reef tanks for years which makes it a special challenge to deal with this scourge. I used to get all worked up and start with the salinity crap, the freshwater dip crap, the kick ich crap, the QT tank, and all the other miracle cures that that are out on the market. Before you know it you now have an inventory of crap envied by most fish stores and at a cost of four times what you paid for the fish.
I take this simple approach when I see the crap has snuck back into my tank....and I keep an inventory of 3 things...Fish Zoe ( Kent Marine ), Garlic Extract, and a bottle of metronidazole ( Fish Zole ). I slowly raise the tank temp up a degree an hour to 80 to 82 degrees ( this speeds up the life cycle). I take a 1/4 to half tablet of metronidazole and disolve it in the Zoe with a few drops of garlic extract. I then add whatever food I am feeding to the mix and let it sit until it becomes pasty after the moisture evaporates a little. I then feed it to the fish and I do this twice a day.
After about three days you will notice the ich start to disappear and it will usually all be gone by week three at which time you can start to bring the temp down to the normal range. You might see it come back a little but just do the feed combo without raising the temp. The fish will slowly build an immunity to it through you boosting their immune systems with the zoe and garlic extract.
This is my method only and it has never failed me yet nor have I lost a fish due to ich since implementing the regimen. I just felt the need to share this since I always felt so overwhelmed with everything that was thrown at me when I ask the question: I have ich and how do I get rid of it?"
I have had reef tanks for years which makes it a special challenge to deal with this scourge. I used to get all worked up and start with the salinity crap, the freshwater dip crap, the kick ich crap, the QT tank, and all the other miracle cures that that are out on the market. Before you know it you now have an inventory of crap envied by most fish stores and at a cost of four times what you paid for the fish.
I take this simple approach when I see the crap has snuck back into my tank....and I keep an inventory of 3 things...Fish Zoe ( Kent Marine ), Garlic Extract, and a bottle of metronidazole ( Fish Zole ). I slowly raise the tank temp up a degree an hour to 80 to 82 degrees ( this speeds up the life cycle). I take a 1/4 to half tablet of metronidazole and disolve it in the Zoe with a few drops of garlic extract. I then add whatever food I am feeding to the mix and let it sit until it becomes pasty after the moisture evaporates a little. I then feed it to the fish and I do this twice a day.
After about three days you will notice the ich start to disappear and it will usually all be gone by week three at which time you can start to bring the temp down to the normal range. You might see it come back a little but just do the feed combo without raising the temp. The fish will slowly build an immunity to it through you boosting their immune systems with the zoe and garlic extract.
This is my method only and it has never failed me yet nor have I lost a fish due to ich since implementing the regimen. I just felt the need to share this since I always felt so overwhelmed with everything that was thrown at me when I ask the question: I have ich and how do I get rid of it?"
