what is this????
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jer4916
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WOW! ..REMOVE THAT FISH NOW! ...put him in a qt tank...use non cycle'd water if you have to...just watch the levels!...make sure that you give him a freshwater dip asap!..it will kill all the ich on him ...leave him in for about 5 mintues...just make sure the water level is the same temp as in the tank, and also make sure the ph is the same..other wise the dip can kill him...then leave him in the qt tank for a few days and he'll feel much better ! 
i used a 10 gallon for 5 fish once...and they didnt' like it...but they are now healthy. just use the filter you have on your main tank in there qt tank if your worried about levels...just make sure you clean your filter etc.
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best of luck!
i used a 10 gallon for 5 fish once...and they didnt' like it...but they are now healthy. just use the filter you have on your main tank in there qt tank if your worried about levels...just make sure you clean your filter etc.
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best of luck!
memole
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Well My lion has little dots on him. and he doesn't feel like eating anything. I will be taking him out asap and treating him. I heard it can take up to 1 week for the ich to die off in the main tank. Just wanted to know when I can stick him back in the 90 gallon. thanks for your help.
Chris
Chris
jer4916
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ich will take more than a month to die off...it can take up to 3 weeks...i would be doing freshwater dips for a few days and treat the tank with some sort of med....and in your main tank crank the heat up to 90degrees for about 2 weeks with NO live animals in it..and that will kill the ich...or you can treat the tank with copper, but then you will NEVER be able to have inverts again....just depends on what you want to do...i run copper in my main tank...to insure i never get ich...one time was enough for me....just i wont have inverts
but ..seriously pull those poor fish out!
but ..seriously pull those poor fish out!
jer4916
Active Member
also in the main tank once all the fish and verts are out...turn the heat up to 90+ degrees for a week or 2...that should kill the ich,....i dont like to wait...so when it happend to my tank i broke the whole thing down, and boiled everything...and had it up again the next day...but it still had to wait awhile to be cycled.
lefty
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Whoa there. Here is the most recommended way to treat your fish (if it is indeed ich):
Put the fish in a QT as soon as possible. Over a 48 hour period, lower the salinity of the water to 14ppt or 1.009 SG (whichever you measure by). This is called hyposalinity. Keep in mind that if you don't have a refractometer, your hydrometer is most likely not accurate. Leave your display tank fallow for one month (ich has a 21 day life cycle, but it is better to be safe than sorry by going a few days more than that). After three to four weeks (four is preferable) of having the lion in hypo, slowly raise the salinity back to its normal level. At this time, you may acclimate your lion back to your display.
Note: At MOST the temperature of your display tank should be raised to 86. However, since you'll have to leave it fallow for a month as it is, raising the temperature isn't necessary. Temperatures that are too high can kill your live rock.
-lefty
Put the fish in a QT as soon as possible. Over a 48 hour period, lower the salinity of the water to 14ppt or 1.009 SG (whichever you measure by). This is called hyposalinity. Keep in mind that if you don't have a refractometer, your hydrometer is most likely not accurate. Leave your display tank fallow for one month (ich has a 21 day life cycle, but it is better to be safe than sorry by going a few days more than that). After three to four weeks (four is preferable) of having the lion in hypo, slowly raise the salinity back to its normal level. At this time, you may acclimate your lion back to your display.
Note: At MOST the temperature of your display tank should be raised to 86. However, since you'll have to leave it fallow for a month as it is, raising the temperature isn't necessary. Temperatures that are too high can kill your live rock.
-lefty