catch a sick firefish?

[commodore]

Noticed last night that my firefish may have ich. Lots of rock in tank and 4 other fish. Any advice on how to catch him or otherwise deal with problem? Thanks

 

[reefluv]

That's gonna be tough. I have been trying to catch my GSM clown and he is realatively slow. I am going to borrow a fish trap from a local reefer. You might try that. I also have a firefish and he is so fast, I can't imagine trying to catch him without taking out all the rock/coral.
Good luck!

 

[Korrine]

I would just leave it be and keep water quality up, feed a varied enriched diet (selcon or garlic etc.). I would think dismantling half the tank and chasing it around would make it much worse than leaving it.

my .02

 

[commodore]

So, you think it's possible that the ich will clear up and not spread to tankmates?

 

[snorvich]

So, you think it's possible that the ich will clear up and not spread to tankmates?

Basically, there is no choice as it will not be catchable. Or you can take apart the entire tank and take out all rock work.

 

[Korrine]

It's entirely possible that it could clear up if the fish was fairly healthy to begin with.

 

[reefergeorge]

So, you think it's possible that the ich will clear up and not spread to tankmates?

It already spread to the tank mates. I would let it go, and see what happens. If you can't catch him he is still on the healthy side.

 

[palmer373]

I would just leave it be and keep water quality up, feed a varied enriched diet (selcon or garlic etc.). I would think dismantling half the tank and chasing it around would make it much worse than leaving it.

my .02

i agree, IMO trying to catch a fish that is sick causes more stress and possible death with the fish. i have had ich im my tank a few times and im like "oh its ich" and i just watch the fish for bad signs (i.e. death or starvation)

good luck