Whole tank has ICH

[thewood45]

Im very new at the whole saltwater thing. my tank is about a month and a half old. Last week I noticed ICH on my clown trigger and dident treat it right away he died the next day. right after he died I noticed my other two fish(a lion and a dog puffer) both have the illness ive treated the take with meds. its been 2 days now half of the ICH is off them but they are still acting different. How long should I expect before the ICH is gone? Will my fish live?:happyfish

 

[beth]

How did you treat the tank?

 

[thewood45]

With this stuff called Copper Safe I got it from a local fish store they told me its the best alot stonger and better then kick ich. I followed the directions and added it to my tank

 

[big pete]

wait...how big is ur tank? cuz i hope u didnt have that trigger in a 29 gallon...but anyway. chya, your fish should be fine, just make sure u dont have any inverts or live rock in the tank cuz the copper will destroy all of that. fish arent really affected. copper is the best way to go. to answer your other question, it may take 2-3 weeks to completely rid your tank of ich. i feel ya, ich sucks. i have had it in every tabk i have started up. the only thing i can say is avoid putting inverts in your tank while treating it(maybe after as well). hope things go ok keep us posted.

 

[thewood45]

Pete, I did have a trigger in a 29G but it is only about an inch big. a very small trigger. thats ok right because after my ich is gone im thinking about getting another small trigger.
thanks for the info

 

[big pete]

chya he should be ok for now, but he'll get pretty big. i hope you nuke that ich, i hate it!!!!!!!!