Is this Ich?
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lion_crazz
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Yes, that is ich. Hyposalinity on all fish in a quarantine tank would be the best treatment.
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phishface
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Uv Sterilizer
lion_crazz
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Originally Posted by phishface
Uv Sterilizer
Though helpful, a UV Sterilizer will not kill or get rid of ich. A UV will only kill the ich that float through it. Most ich breeds in the rock and substrate and spends very little time in the water column.
Uv Sterilizer
Though helpful, a UV Sterilizer will not kill or get rid of ich. A UV will only kill the ich that float through it. Most ich breeds in the rock and substrate and spends very little time in the water column.
nicetry
Active Member
Originally Posted by mrsgoose
Just wondering - since 1 of my fish has ICH, too. When you say QT fish in separate tank with hyposalinity, do you do anything in the DT to get rid of the ich? I have several inverts and a few corals in my tank.
****** (ich) needs fish host to perpetuate it's life cycle. Inverts can not harbor the parasite. Leaving the main tank w/o fish for 4 weeks will take care of it.
Just wondering - since 1 of my fish has ICH, too. When you say QT fish in separate tank with hyposalinity, do you do anything in the DT to get rid of the ich? I have several inverts and a few corals in my tank.
****** (ich) needs fish host to perpetuate it's life cycle. Inverts can not harbor the parasite. Leaving the main tank w/o fish for 4 weeks will take care of it.
azfishgal
Active Member
Originally Posted by mrsgoose
Just wondering - since 1 of my fish has ICH, too. When you say QT fish in separate tank with hyposalinity, do you do anything in the DT to get rid of the ich? I have several inverts and a few corals in my tank.
If you have more than one fish they more than likely have it to. The parasite can go undetected in the gills. So I would move all your fish to a QT and do hyposalinity for four weeks. Ich will be gone from your fish and your DT.
Just wondering - since 1 of my fish has ICH, too. When you say QT fish in separate tank with hyposalinity, do you do anything in the DT to get rid of the ich? I have several inverts and a few corals in my tank.
If you have more than one fish they more than likely have it to. The parasite can go undetected in the gills. So I would move all your fish to a QT and do hyposalinity for four weeks. Ich will be gone from your fish and your DT.
sepulatian
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Originally Posted by azfishgal
If you have more than one fish they more than likely have it to. The parasite can go undetected in the gills. So I would move all your fish to a QT and do hyposalinity for four weeks. Ich will be gone from your fish and your DT.
6 weeks for a fallow DT just to be safe. Ich can still be alive after 4, not usually, but it has happened. Better safe than sorry IMO.
If you have more than one fish they more than likely have it to. The parasite can go undetected in the gills. So I would move all your fish to a QT and do hyposalinity for four weeks. Ich will be gone from your fish and your DT.
6 weeks for a fallow DT just to be safe. Ich can still be alive after 4, not usually, but it has happened. Better safe than sorry IMO.