Ick!! Help

jaspian

jaspian

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I think its ick... got a flasher wrasse 2 days ago and he seems to have ick today..... tang and angelfish ok right now.... i went to the store and guy gave me "Quick Cure ick treatment"... but package says add to bare tank.... guy told me to put in tank..... I have feather dusters and starfish..... ingredients are Malachite Green and Formalin. What should I do??? I also have STOP Parasites but have had experiences of major pH flux when using that and dont want to lose my angelfish as i did in past experience. (Different tank by the way) Thanks
 
dburr

dburr

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Do you have another tank to put the fish in? Maybe a new gargage can or tub?
I recommend hypo before any meds. IMO, it works better.
 
barry cuda

barry cuda

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Hypo (short for hyposalinity) is the process of gradually lowering the salinity in the tank (or in this case Rubbermaid tub) to a specific point (can't remember off the top of my head what that point is) and holding it there for several weeks. The parasites that cause ich and a lot of other fish diseases don't tolerate the low salinity as well as fish do, and tend to die off leaving the fish disease-free.
You have to be very careful doing this, though, as you need very precise specific gravity measurements (usually done with a refractometer) and it needs to be lowered very slowly to avoid shocking the fish. I believe there's a stick in the disease & treatment forum that details the process.
 
clint_reno

clint_reno

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Don't open the medicine, it won't work! You are better off throwing money out the window!
Ick is a tough nut to crack, and hypo does work.I went through the whole darn process myself, starting with medicine, and finally resorting to hypo, which worked.
Don't panic. Do a search on hypo, and read up.
 
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