Please help

[c_bell]

My 55 gal. was wiped out from ich last night. I had been fighting it for about 2 weeks. I did hyposalinty but because I am still waiting for my refactometer in the mail, I dont think I got down low enough. I moved the yellow tang and the puffer into my 10 gal Q-tank that had only been set up for a week, and they died. The only remaining member is my Whatchman goby witch still show no sign of ich and is loving it in the tank by himself. What do i do now? My Q-tank is obviously not set up right every fish i put in there got worse. What should I do with the watchman goby? He looks fine and shows no sign of the ich. How long should I let the tank sit b4 restocking it? I am also setting up a 46 gal bow front, I just put the water in 2day. Should i put my 50 lbs of LR in it to help the cycle or will i risk getting ich into the new tank? Thanks for any replies, at this anything would help <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" />

 

[c_bell]

Please......anyone!!!

 

[beth]

No, don’t put your LR from ick infested tank into the new tank, as you said, it will infect your new tank.
10gal tanks are not large enough for most hospital tanks, especially if you are going to put more than one fish into the tank. Additionally, you didn’t mention what your water conditions were in the hospital tank, what filter you used, etc. If you just set up the tank for the ick problem then the hospital will be very high maintenance to keep it from cycling. Optimum water quality is essential in a hospital.
For now, I’d leave the goby where he’s at and see what happens, since you don’t really have an adequate hospital at this point. Work on setting up your new tank but don’t put any fish in it yet. Instead, also setup a QT tank, readying a fully cycled QT for when you add new fish [one at a time].
If the goby makes it in the current tank, I’d wait 2-3 mos before adding new fish to that tank. If the goby doesn’t make it, then you can wait 1 mo before adding new fish….that have been QTed FIRST.
If you can setup a good quality hospital, then you can place the goby there, adding a cupful or so of substrate from your main tank for the goby. You will have to acclimate the goby to hyposalinity, thus you’ll need to raise the salinity in the hospital tank that is currently hyposaline.

 

[c_bell]

Thanks!!! That answered all my ?'s.

 

[jdl/dayton]

5 bucks says your Ammonia in that hospital tank went through the roof. Way too much fish.
Those outbreaks are rough. If you must remove all of your fish I would use the biggest container you had. Even a new rubbermaid is better than nothing.
For now consider it a learning experience. Let your tank go for at least a month after your last sighting of Ich. DO not even think of going to the lfs before this time has elapsed.
I keep my salinity at 1.16 give or take .01. This is fine for fish and makes things difficult for parasites. Not saying you can't get another outbreak at this level, but it makes it harder for the ich to wreak havoc.

 

[eeyrg]

Originally posted by jdl/dayton:
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I keep my salinity at 1.16 give or take .01. This is fine for fish and makes things difficult for parasites. Not saying you can't get another outbreak at this level, but it makes it harder for the ich to wreak havoc.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Do you have corals thriving at this level? Inverts?
I have had ZERO luck with inverts at less than 1.22.
And I'm going through the whole ****** issue, as well. None of the ****** adhered to any of my fish, but I think the sandbed dwelling fish (watchman goby and firefish) died because of the ****** in the sandbed. They showed no signs of it when they were visable.
So my question is, I can cure the fish in a pristine hospital tank, but how do I get rid of it in the LR/LSB?