Do Dragonets and Lawnmower Blennys get ICH?

[Reefahholic]

How do you quarantine them if they don't tolerate copper well?

 

[HumbleFish]

Since they are small, you can use tank transfer (sticky here) to prophylactically treat them for Ich. Which they can get. But with dragonets, Ich is much more likely to invade the gills than get under the skin due to their thick mucous coat. So, it's there... just out of sight.

 

[Reefahholic]

Since they are small, you can use tank transfer (sticky here) to prophylactically treat them for Ich. Which they can get. But with dragonets, Ich is much more likely to invade the gills than get under the skin due to their thick mucous coat. So, it's there... just out of sight.

Man that sucks!

I hate doing anything other than copper.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[HumbleFish]

Man that sucks!

I hate doing anything other than copper.

Thanks for the tips!

FWIW; I've never had issues using copper on a blenny. Dragonets, I don't even try. But you'll find those who say using copper on a dragonet is perfectly fine. I'm just not one of those people.

 

[Reefahholic]

Hmm, I guess I'll have to find that out for myself later.

But I dumped them in my DT for now.

They're the only 2 in there. Everybody else is in QT.