Blue Tang In Hypo

mis20t

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I purchased a beautiful blue hippo tang about 2 weeks ago. He has been in a barebottom well cycled 50 gal quarantine tank. All water parameters are good

After about 1 week he came down with a very heavy coating of ICH! I stared hypo and he has been down at 1.009 for the last 4 days. It looks like most of the ICH has fallen off but he is scratching like mad. So much so that it looks like his skin is flaking off. Could this be a side effect of the ich coming off or am I looking at another problem?

Otherwise he is still eating good and seems to be breathing ok.

Please Help
 
I think it's from the hypo...it sad to me to see people stress out a fish further by sticking it in an even more stressful situation. But then again, I'm one of those believers in allowing the fish to build a natural immunity.
 
mis20t. just my idea. this product called Nova aqua plus. try using it. it might help. its actually a conditioner but it can also be used as protective slime coater, or stress coat. its not harmful to the tank but it might help.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6907184#post6907184 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by XeniaMania
I think it's from the hypo...it sad to me to see people stress out a fish further by sticking it in an even more stressful situation. But then again, I'm one of those believers in allowing the fish to build a natural immunity.





Ahhhh, natural immunity? :rolleyes:

Hypo is NOT stressful. Stress is having parasites feeding on you, irritating your skin, making you weaker and weaker with each cycle.

Leaving a fish to build up a so called 'immunity' is irresponsible and cruel.






Mis20t,

How often are you doing water changes? Are you monitoring your Ph and ammonia? I have 2 qt tanks with new Tangs, both going through hypo..I do daily water changes even though my tanks are cycled. You should be doing water changes at least every other day.. If the fish has only been in hypo for 4 days, he may still have ich feeding on him...once they drop of, they should not return.
Are you using a Refractometer? if not get one..swing arm hydrometers are worthless!
You did the right thing by treating your fish. Once the treatment is done, he'll be healthy and parasite free....had you left him alone he probably would have died
 
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6907481#post6907481 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BTTRFLYGRL

Leaving a fish to build up a so called 'immunity' is irresponsible and cruel.

I've never lost a fish to Ich infestation. Call me lucky then.
 
How can having a fish in QT by itself be "more stressful" than putting it directly into a tank teeming with fish that want to kill/bully it?
 
Would you find is stressful living in an elevation of say 10000ft? And if you're putting a fish into a tank where it's gonna get bullied, I'd say it's your bad to begin with.
 
Fish are known to be able to tolerate low salinity very well. That's your lesson so please learn from it.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6909668#post6909668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by XeniaMania
btw...natural immunity kicks in IME within 3-5 days, again like I've said, call me lucky.





Where is this documented?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6909668#post6909668 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by XeniaMania
btw...natural immunity kicks in IME within 3-5 days, again like I've said, call me lucky.

... okay you're lucky
 
Thanks BTTRFLYGRL

My Ph is 8.1 & my is Ammonia 0
I have been doing water changes every second day. I've been using seachem prime.

I also have a refractometer so I know for sure my salinity is at the right level. I've done hypo previously on 2 occasions with much success. But I've never had this problem before.

I checked on him this morning and he seems ok. Still scratching alot. I'm just really worried that he may have something else wrong with him.
 
mis20t. just my idea. this product called Nova aqua plus. try using it. it might help. its actually a conditioner but it can also be used as protective slime coater, or stress coat. its not harmful to the tank but it might help.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6909873#post6909873 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BTTRFLYGRL
Where is this documented?

I stated IME as in In my experience. If it was documented, there would be no market for Ich products. Again, to each their own. I know I've never lost a fish to Ich, nor have I ever suffered those outbreaks everyone speaks of, even when I had my 100G tank. But even on another thread, it states 82% of the fish examined showed immunity. But hey, if you guys like doing the work bringing the fish into hypo salinity, then adding .01-.02 per day back to regular salinty, then hats off to ya...:)
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6911513#post6911513 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by zens
laziness is #1 killer of fishes.

It's ironic how you'd say that considering I've never lost a fish to Ich. Otherwise I'd be jumping on the hyposalinity boat too. Maybe too lazy to read clearly?

BTW..maybe I should add this, immunity is boosted by adding 1 drop of Lugol's per 20 gallons of water per week, and feeding orange slices every other day. How many knew your marine fish would eat oranges? :lol:
 
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