problem with ich

cooqie

cooqie

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my fish have ich and there is no way to get them out i have lots of live rock and they all go in once they c the net, i have royal gramma, clownfish, coral beauty and some damsels im no worried about th damsels cuz they are jus damsels but i want to keep my angel, clowns and gramma wat can i do i lso have cleaner shrimp n inverts in there so i cnt put any chemicels
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Cooqie
http:///forum/post/2532027
my fish have ich and there is no way to get them out i have lots of live rock and they all go in once they c the net, i have royal gramma, clownfish, coral beauty and some damsels im no worried about th damsels cuz they are jus damsels but i want to keep my angel, clowns and gramma wat can i do i lso have cleaner shrimp n inverts in there so i cnt put any chemicels
Use a 2 ltr. bottle to catch them. Tie a string around the neck of the bottle. Add food to the bottle then lower it into the tank. When a fish swims into it then pull the bottle out with the fish inside.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Cooqie
http:///forum/post/2532049
ok i dont thin my fish will fit in the whole of a 2 liter bottle
You can use a larger bottle, just be certain that no chemicals have been in it and that it is cleaned well with hot water.
 
cooqie

cooqie

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ok i guess im goin to buy a tank tomorrow well ima goin to buy a big tank so i can hypo them in there and after make a frag tank
 
cooqie

cooqie

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well its going to be hard to get the angel fish because he doesnt eat my fish food all he does is eat the algae on the rocks
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Cooqie
http:///forum/post/2532079
well its going to be hard to get the angel fish because he doesnt eat my fish food all he does is eat the algae on the rocks
You will have to figure out a way to catch the angel then. Catch him while he sleeps. You may have to move some of the rocks. The coral beauty has never accepted prepared foods? How long have you had him? Coral beauties are pigs with even flakes, every one I have ever seen anyway. You are buying a tank tomorrow for these fish? Use filter media from your display. You will have to be on top of water changes, it will cycle with the fish in there.
 
cooqie

cooqie

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mostlikely i will buy it tomorrow they dont have it that bad the angel doesnt have signs if ich yet jus the clownfish the royal gramma n some damsels
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Cooqie
http:///forum/post/2532502
mostlikely i will buy it tomorrow they dont have it that bad the angel doesnt have signs if ich yet jus the clownfish the royal gramma n some damsels
Again, if you don't remove ALL of the fish then the ich will not die in the display. The treated fish would go back into a tank full of ich.
 
cooqie

cooqie

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yes i know that im going to take out the fish hypo them and put the fish back in like a month and a half later so the ich can die off in the tank
 
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