Blue tang ich

[Dragon moray ki]

Hi I have a small baby regal tang and was wondering how likley are they to get ich

 

[boilermaker1]

I would say its as close to a guarantee as you can get.

 

[TruespeedEM1]

ive kept a powder blue and naso, and never battled with Ich (fingers crossed). IMO I believe it has a lot to do with the food soaks I use (selcon and h20 life supplements). My orange shoulder sprouted black ich about a week after I got it and i didnt do anything to treat it except a good diet and it got over it fairly quickly and nothing else caught it.

Although its not a guarantee, i believe a good diet+food soak helps a lot

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Thanks a lot any one else

 

[snorvich]

Hepatus tangs are highly susceptible to ich. And, by the way, should not be kept in a 70 gallon tank.

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Not going to he would be going to the 300 but is now going back to the store because he has ich thank goodness he was in qt

 

[Reefnub]

Should have cured him and save him from the LFS. The LFS are likely to just let it die. =[

 

[curthendrix]

I've had a 2" blue for 3 weeks now. Key IMO is no harassment from tank mates and selcon or other supplements with his foods. Feed a couple times a day with vitamin enriched foods and nori. Blue's this size are among the most delicate fish in this hobby IMO. Good luck.

 

[phishsauce]

They can catch it pretty easily, but through quarantine they'll build a strong immune system to fight it off. At least it's not a black tang, you'll spot it quite easily.

 

[GrendelPrime76]

if u have him in a q tank why not just treat the ich ur self instead of returning him?

 

[Dragon moray ki]

Lfs guy is my friend who just made a 180 so I gave it to him as a present for him to cure