paulcoates
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There seem to be some small white spots on them....
What is on my clown
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paulcoates
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damn, i know my water quality is good too. what kills ich fast?
paulcoates
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is Ich dangerous to corals?
f1shman
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I'm not 100% sure that it is ick. If it is ick, you have a few options. The fact that you have corals makes them much harder. The best you can do (IMO, wait for more to see what they say) is to take the rock and coral out and do hyposalinity on the tank. Hyposalintiy is the process of slowly lowering the salinity to about 1.009, this is the only proven method to kill ick. Do a search on these forums to learn more about hyposalinity.
philgmiami
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1.009 is way to low :yes: ive heard from the pros on here.1.016 would be the lowest and use copper treatment its the best. ive tryed them all them ick treatments and found out copper worked the best.. use copper in a hospitality tank with no corals or inverts. i would also for now on soak your food in garlic :yes: ,it helps keep fishes immune sytem up
nyyanks154
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philgmiami said:
paulcoates
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isnt there a "pour- in" medicine you can use?
paulcoates
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as far as garlic goes, can I simply use garlic juice. I have a big bottle of diced garlic in my fridge that has juice in it. If so, how much do I use? 55 gallon
paulcoates
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so I would have to put the fish in a container and then catch them and dip them and then redeposit them into the tank?
f1shman
Active Member
I haven't freshwater dipped in a while, but you just get some freshwater, buffer it to the correct pH (matching your tank) and put them in for like 5 min, or as long as they can take it, what ever comes first. They will act weird while they are in it, fast breathing, laying on side, etc.. I'm not 100% sure if thats the correct procedure so wait for more responses.
smarls
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I would not suggest pouring garlic juice into your tank.
Garlic is used to help raise the immune system of fish, and to do that, it has to be ingested. You should start putting your fish food in a small bowl with a small amount of garlic for 10-15 minutes prior to feeding the fish. The food will absorb some of the garlic, then you can feed your fish the food.
I am not sure what is in your tank, but if you have any inverts (snails, shrimp, coral, etc.) then hypo in your main tank is not an option, as this will kill the incerts. Also, as stated, copper is not an option.
I disagree though with some of the posts, there are some reef safe products that you can put in your main tank that do not contain copper. I am sure a search if you search the diease forum you can get some good answers.
Stewart
Garlic is used to help raise the immune system of fish, and to do that, it has to be ingested. You should start putting your fish food in a small bowl with a small amount of garlic for 10-15 minutes prior to feeding the fish. The food will absorb some of the garlic, then you can feed your fish the food.
I am not sure what is in your tank, but if you have any inverts (snails, shrimp, coral, etc.) then hypo in your main tank is not an option, as this will kill the incerts. Also, as stated, copper is not an option.
I disagree though with some of the posts, there are some reef safe products that you can put in your main tank that do not contain copper. I am sure a search if you search the diease forum you can get some good answers.
Stewart
