Inverts
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flower
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Originally Posted by corbittj http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499434
Lost all my fish to ich but all inverts seem to be okay. Thinking of going invert only. I now have two feather dusters, two cleaner shrimp, one lobster, hermits, chocolate chip starfish, one emerald crab and a horseshoe crab. Tank is 55 gallon. Need advice. Thanks in advance.
Hello, and I'm sorry for your loss. Inverts are not affected by ich, the parasite won't feed on them. So if you leave the tank without any fish for 8 weeks, the ich will die off without a host. Then you can set a quarantine tank and put any new fish in there...if it has ich you can treat the fish and save it, and not worry about contaminating the entire tank. You don't HAVE to have fish if you don't want them, but if you want fish it isn't hard to set up a QT...it has a small filter, no substrate and an air line (no stone) and a piece of PVC pipe to allow the fish a place to hide.
Originally Posted by corbittj http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499434
Lost all my fish to ich but all inverts seem to be okay. Thinking of going invert only. I now have two feather dusters, two cleaner shrimp, one lobster, hermits, chocolate chip starfish, one emerald crab and a horseshoe crab. Tank is 55 gallon. Need advice. Thanks in advance.
Hello, and I'm sorry for your loss. Inverts are not affected by ich, the parasite won't feed on them. So if you leave the tank without any fish for 8 weeks, the ich will die off without a host. Then you can set a quarantine tank and put any new fish in there...if it has ich you can treat the fish and save it, and not worry about contaminating the entire tank. You don't HAVE to have fish if you don't want them, but if you want fish it isn't hard to set up a QT...it has a small filter, no substrate and an air line (no stone) and a piece of PVC pipe to allow the fish a place to hide.
flower
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Originally Posted by corbittj http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499443
Thanks so much. I'll see how I feel in six weeks. No one talks about the emotional roller coaster ride a saltwater tank can be!!
I know it really hurts to lose a fish you care about...a pet is a pet no matter what it is.
Originally Posted by corbittj http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499443
Thanks so much. I'll see how I feel in six weeks. No one talks about the emotional roller coaster ride a saltwater tank can be!!
I know it really hurts to lose a fish you care about...a pet is a pet no matter what it is.
snakeblitz33
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Originally Posted by REEFR http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499467
that horseshoe crab will get WAY too big for your tank. they get 2' in diameter....they also eat TONS of fauna, and microorganisms in the sanbed..
To the OP, Welcome to the forums!!! I hope you enjoy your stay!!!
Unfortunately, I agree with the above quote/post. They are awesome little critters, but one of those things that would be better left in the ocean.
Maybe you can keep upgrading your tank as he grows?
Originally Posted by REEFR http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499467
that horseshoe crab will get WAY too big for your tank. they get 2' in diameter....they also eat TONS of fauna, and microorganisms in the sanbed..
To the OP, Welcome to the forums!!! I hope you enjoy your stay!!!
Unfortunately, I agree with the above quote/post. They are awesome little critters, but one of those things that would be better left in the ocean.
Maybe you can keep upgrading your tank as he grows?
reefr
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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499476
To the OP, Welcome to the forums!!! I hope you enjoy your stay!!!
Unfortunately, I agree with the above quote/post. They are awesome little critters, but one of those things that would be better left in the ocean.
Maybe you can keep upgrading your tank as he grows?
they also turn from white to brown/gray when they mature.
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3499476
To the OP, Welcome to the forums!!! I hope you enjoy your stay!!!
Unfortunately, I agree with the above quote/post. They are awesome little critters, but one of those things that would be better left in the ocean.
Maybe you can keep upgrading your tank as he grows?
they also turn from white to brown/gray when they mature.
taureantank
Member
Agreed!
I just lost my Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish after a move.
I just lost my Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish after a move.
brent mccloskey
Member
No-Ich by FishVet, works to treat ich in a reef tank. it works slower than normal treatments but it does work.
I've used this product. its safe for all inverts, plants and fish. it can also be used as a preventive treatment. it contains no copper.
I've used this product. its safe for all inverts, plants and fish. it can also be used as a preventive treatment. it contains no copper.
snakeblitz33
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I'm always weary about those "organic" ich medicines in a reef tank...
scsinet
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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3500245
I'm always weary about those "organic" ich medicines in a reef tank...
Agreed, I have yet to see a "reef safe" ich agent that is truly safe and truly effective. The problem is that often, when it is used, it is credited as having removed the ich when either A) other variables caused the ich to die off or B) the ich just entered the next stage of the life cycle, causing it to appear gone.
Ich needs the very same conditions that inverts need to survive, so any effective ich killer needs to deprive the organism of something it needs, thus inevitably removing something that the inverts need.
Flower is spot on, letting a tank go without fish for long enough to starve the organism is the only 100% sure way to remove ich in a tank populated by inverts that I know of. It works every single time, and costs nothing, but requires patience and discipline. I have used this method for invert populated tanks and it has worked for me every time.
Of course, an ounce of PREVENTION.....
Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/393401/inverts#post_3500245
I'm always weary about those "organic" ich medicines in a reef tank...
Agreed, I have yet to see a "reef safe" ich agent that is truly safe and truly effective. The problem is that often, when it is used, it is credited as having removed the ich when either A) other variables caused the ich to die off or B) the ich just entered the next stage of the life cycle, causing it to appear gone.
Ich needs the very same conditions that inverts need to survive, so any effective ich killer needs to deprive the organism of something it needs, thus inevitably removing something that the inverts need.
Flower is spot on, letting a tank go without fish for long enough to starve the organism is the only 100% sure way to remove ich in a tank populated by inverts that I know of. It works every single time, and costs nothing, but requires patience and discipline. I have used this method for invert populated tanks and it has worked for me every time.
Of course, an ounce of PREVENTION.....