ich?

[peg]

what is the fastest way to set up a qt? i do believe my coral beauty has ich. thanks!

 

[peg]

tank will not have to cycle if i use water from the main tank? other fish show no signs of ich, still treat? the spots have come and gone for one week. only have come out at night. thanks

 

[peg]

also thought of a fresh water dip. is it harmful? how do you go about doing it?

 

[peg]

just sat and watched my tank for an hour. spots are gone. i just don't get it. i thought if you have ich the spots stay until cured with treatment. i have never seen him scratch, he eaats and swims.

 

[ddaddy]

If you use water from your main tank it won't have to cycle. I wouldn't do freshwater dips. They have to be done 2 or 3 times a day for about a week on their own. That's too much work. Just quarantine your fish with copper and leave the display tank fishless for three to four weeks with the temperature as high as you can possibly get it. That will speed up the life cycle of the parasite and it'll die faster. Whatever you do don't stop quarantine prematurrely because you don't see more spots. The ich just goes into remission for a while and pops up later. I've done that a lot of times and gone through a lot of fish that way.

 

[tankstolove]

ddaddy, I pray you are just kidding.