treating ich in a reef
- Thread starter mh
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All you can do is try and use one of the reef safe products. They are hit/miss on effectiveness and the long term effects on reef is questionable.
Do a search in the Disease Forum for reef safe meds, and see what people say regarding an effective brand. I've never used any so I can't say.
Alway QT before fish goes in to display tank. Good luck!
Do a search in the Disease Forum for reef safe meds, and see what people say regarding an effective brand. I've never used any so I can't say.
Alway QT before fish goes in to display tank. Good luck!
nickoz
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I have know a couple people who say that they have hade good luck by using garlic. There are several manufacters that market garlic based products. Soak the food in the garlic product before feedings.
Ever notice when someone who has eaten certain food, garlic for one, it 'seaps' through your skin. Same with fish it changes the composition of their slime coat so parasites dont realize that they are fish and their life cycles ends because they were not able to find a host.
I personally use it when I QT, it is also a flavor enhancer some fish go nuts for the stuff. I have gotten several fish to eat garlic soaked food and but not eat non-soaked food when in the QT..
-nick
Ever notice when someone who has eaten certain food, garlic for one, it 'seaps' through your skin. Same with fish it changes the composition of their slime coat so parasites dont realize that they are fish and their life cycles ends because they were not able to find a host.
I personally use it when I QT, it is also a flavor enhancer some fish go nuts for the stuff. I have gotten several fish to eat garlic soaked food and but not eat non-soaked food when in the QT..
-nick