Considering getting rid of my Onyx Clownfish(C Quest)

[Sugar_tan32]

Hi there, so as it says in my title I am considering of getting rid of my clownfish. Only reason is because it has Ich. I don't have room for a QT tank let alone have one. I have coral in my tank so I do not want to treat it with a bunch of chemicals. She's about 1in and 1/4, has had it for about a month almost 2. It really has not gotten worse but neither really better, she eats like a champ and swims around like nothing has happened. I'd really like to keep her but I think she gets a little stressed from my other one, I mean if someone would let me use their QT tank I would but I don't mind if you rather keep her. feel free to PM me cause I have a little trouble posting pics so maybe I could send it to you via text.
Thanks

 

[D-Nak]

Where did you get it?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

It sounds like your fish has flukes instead of ich. I would get PraziPro and do a triple dose and see if they don't go away for you. I say triple dose because some flukes are highly resistant and require this dose. Prazipro is 100% reef safe and will get rid of many intestinal parasites as well as the flukes that are on the skin and in the gills.

Prazipro will not get rid of ich. If your fish had ich you would see increases of the white parasites as well as decrease at times too. Flukes don't come and go like ich does.

You can read about it here : http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2556460&highlight=prazipro

 

[ClownReef®]

You can do TTM with 5 gallon buckets. We can't keep buying fish and getting rid of them when they get sick. Replace the word fish with the word dog. If you wouldn't do it to a dog, why would you do it to a fish?

 

[vhuang168]

I'd really like to keep her but I think she gets a little stressed from my other one, /QUOTE]


Sounds like you have another one. Chances are that one is or will be infected as well.


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[Sugar_tan32]

You can do TTM with 5 gallon buckets. We can't keep buying fish and getting rid of them when they get sick. Replace the word fish with the word dog. If you wouldn't do it to a dog, why would you do it to a fish?

Ohh trust me I definitely do not want to get rid of my clown...especially since it's the only 2 fish I have. I've talked with my LFS but they say to never put any other chemicals in my tank because I would kill my coral. Before I moved I use to have a QT tank but I literally have no room and my tank is smaller now. Maybe I'll try to set up like a 2.5 gallon tank. Also thanks for all the ideas from everyone

 

[oahureefer]

Just my .02 but over the years I have learned to trust the LFS about as much as a pathological liar. I get info from my own research and suggestions from people here.

 

[ThRoewer]

If it's just ich and not getting worse I wouldn't worry much.
Though if you have other fish in there, getting rid of one fish will not necessarily solve your problem.
Also, if you have a reef tank with fish you need to have at least one quarantine tank, better two (I have 3 10 gal tanks running with another 4 as backup + 3 empty 20-30 gal tanks that could be recruited in an emergency).

Just my .02 but over the years I have learned to trust the LFS about as much as a pathological liar. I get info from my own research and suggestions from people here.

Some lie and some just don't know any better.

Though what he said about the chemicals in a reef tank is not wrong.
Even PraziPro can do damage. I would only use it in a reef if there was no other way and only when I have a 100% reliable microscopic diagnosis of "flukes" AND tested with at least one fish that Prazi actually kills these particular "fluke" species (there are thousands of them and quite a few just laugh about Prazi).