Treating Ich without QT tank

balistik1

balistik1

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Can y ou guys tell me what might have worked for you for treating ich in your display tank. I need to treat ich but don't have the room or money for a QT tank. In my tank I have a purple tang, flame angle, percula clown, lion fish. I also have hermit crabs, turbo snails, 3 shrimp and star fish. What suggestions does anyone have in treating ich in my tank? Has anyone had success?HELP
 
krowleey

krowleey

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Originally posted by jwtrojan44
You don't say how bad the infestation is or if all of the fish are affected. The only thing worth mentioning is the use of garlic extract as a food soak. If the infestation is advanced, it may do nothing. The so called reef safe cures are largely hit or miss and don't work with any consistancy. I'd suggst setting up a Q tank if you plan to dedicate your self to the hobby. It's really an important piece of equipment.
i totally agree with everything stated, but there is a chance of hitting, i personally used no-ich by fish-vet and it worked great. just follow the directions. they state in an e mail to me it works about 85 pct of the time and most of that 15 pct is due to user error, but then again why would they say thier product sucks. But i did have good results with it as did a friend of mine. Good luck with it, i know it sucks bad having parasites
 
balistikb

balistikb

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Garlic? Do I make my own or is that something I can buy? The ich isn't on all of the fish yet. Mainly on my tang.
 
scoobydoo

scoobydoo

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Has anyone used this to treat ICH in the display tank. I started using it on Friday night, not sure if it's helping any. Instructions say 2 tsp per 25 gallon every other day but must be used with a protein skimmer. I have a 29 gallon without a skimmer. Do you know if the skimmer is really necessary? Any luck with the ICH?
 
krowleey

krowleey

Active Member
f your LFS does not have it, do a search in google for it. there are a few sites that carry it.
 
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