Fully stocked reef tank ICH Treatment!!!! IT WORKS!!!
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Reefahholic
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There's always that super ICH cure that really works!!!
Can you believe it.?? About every 2-3 months there's a new ICH cure discovery made!
Guess I'll throw this one in the ICH cure pile with all the rest that really worked.
No for real, they did...I swear...my fish don't have any more spots that I can see. It's been a few weeks now...ICH FREE!!
;-) lol
Can you believe it.?? About every 2-3 months there's a new ICH cure discovery made!
Guess I'll throw this one in the ICH cure pile with all the rest that really worked.
No for real, they did...I swear...my fish don't have any more spots that I can see. It's been a few weeks now...ICH FREE!!
;-) lol
Hurricane Ivan
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One thing to consider is that many fish eventually develop an immunity or tolerate the ICH. For example, in my 90 gal, a fish I did not QT gave most of my fish Ich, some got it really bad, looked painful. Well, I didn't treat and after 2-4 weeks, ich was gone. If I would have added anything, the assumption would have been that "anything" cured the problem. I now QT with TT method all new fish. Well in desperation to save a wrasse I tossed him in my New DT after one 1 week of QT. bad mistake, now my achilles got ich. He is fat and happy, so hopefully he will be ok.
shredmaster
In Memoriam
There is nothing in a bottle that will get rid of ich! You must kill the parasite and the only way to do this is quarantining your fish for 5 weeks at least. I learned the hard way. Check out this video I made.... it explains it all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0ctz4x7fy4
blutang007
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Msleckro
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I did the first dosing of Levamisole HCl on Sunday 11/2. (3 grams/180g total) I noticed a lot of bristle stars that have died, I'm getting a small algae bloom, and the fish do have better color. The sps were not effected at all, and the inverts were stunned for a day at least. The fish still have the ich on them but it does seem to be less.
I was thinking of treating the tank again today. (Approx. 3 days after first dose) My theory here is combining the Levamisole treatment with the TTM time line. My thought is the Levamisole will only kill off the ich in a certain stage of its life cycle. If I were to treat the tank every three days it could be killing off the parasites that have fallen off the fish just like moving a fish from tank to tank would in the TTM.
I have no scientific evidence that this will work at all. ANY THOUGHTS??
I was thinking of treating the tank again today. (Approx. 3 days after first dose) My theory here is combining the Levamisole treatment with the TTM time line. My thought is the Levamisole will only kill off the ich in a certain stage of its life cycle. If I were to treat the tank every three days it could be killing off the parasites that have fallen off the fish just like moving a fish from tank to tank would in the TTM.
I have no scientific evidence that this will work at all. ANY THOUGHTS??
Vapour1ze
I'm an Addict.
Funny you mention this, my Kole tang was as pale as a ghost the ich was so close to getting the best of him I was going to be very upset. Well I ordered the levamisole a week ago, it came on Monday. I dosed the tank Monday at 4:30pm... 2grams for 110 gallons rougly... SPS didn't change a bit, polyps stayed out etc, my RBTA however closed 100% instantly.... snails went a little crazy and fish seemed a little different too. I left lights out for 2 hours, and skimmer / carbon off for 2 hours. I then did a 20 gallon water change. Left the skimmer off over night and the following day to make it 24 hours straight with no skimmer running. However I did run carbon. Yesterday at 4:30pm , 24 hours since dosing I returned home. The kole tang was back to 100% original color looking beautiful! Swimming all over the tank like he used to. Ich appears off of him, now I know it's still in the tank absolutely, and I will have no way to know if this did anything unless I can make it past 5 weeks. This is the second outbreak on the kole tang within two months.
In a nutshell, I think at best it helped, if it didnd't work it didn't work and it will be back and I will have to QT... At this point all my future fish will be QT'ed anyway, I learned the hard way.
If it worked like some of the other posters I have talked to I will know in 5 weeks and be happy as a clam on a sea shore.
PS: My anemone returned to 100% normal health yesterday at 4:30... Bigger than ever and very healthy...
I can honestly say the 2 grams of the PROHIBIT LEVAMISOLE SOLUBLE DRENCH did not hurt anything in my tank at all.
I had 2 clowns a kole, a anemone, and 4 different SPS in at the time of dose.
I will definitely stay posted and update how my experience has been with this product.
I know Ich falls off and the fish looks free of ich in the normal stages but seriously, this was insane, I had so many spots on the Kole the night before, and after dosing, absolutely nothing on the kole, color returned and swimming around like crazy! If I see it appear again, I'm wondering how "intense" it will be, and if it does. Y0ou can bet I will try this at least ONE more time just to weight out options before QT'ing all my DT fish,
In a nutshell, I think at best it helped, if it didnd't work it didn't work and it will be back and I will have to QT... At this point all my future fish will be QT'ed anyway, I learned the hard way.
If it worked like some of the other posters I have talked to I will know in 5 weeks and be happy as a clam on a sea shore.
PS: My anemone returned to 100% normal health yesterday at 4:30... Bigger than ever and very healthy...
I can honestly say the 2 grams of the PROHIBIT LEVAMISOLE SOLUBLE DRENCH did not hurt anything in my tank at all.
I had 2 clowns a kole, a anemone, and 4 different SPS in at the time of dose.
I will definitely stay posted and update how my experience has been with this product.
I know Ich falls off and the fish looks free of ich in the normal stages but seriously, this was insane, I had so many spots on the Kole the night before, and after dosing, absolutely nothing on the kole, color returned and swimming around like crazy! If I see it appear again, I'm wondering how "intense" it will be, and if it does. Y0ou can bet I will try this at least ONE more time just to weight out options before QT'ing all my DT fish,
Msleckro
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My fish definitely seem much healthier after the first dosing. I just wanted to know if anyone has dosed multiple times within a 3 day time frame? I know bad things can happen if you over dose.
So far here is what I've done:
11/2 - Dosed 3 grams (180g) for two hours with skimmer and carbon offline and lights on
- After two hours I did a 15% WC and new carbon
11/3 - 5g WC
11/4 - 20g WC
Today I want to do another dosing at 3g for two hours. Do you think this is too much too quickly? Should I wait 6-7 days like most people have?
Vapour1ze
I'm an Addict.
Keep me updated on what happens, so you are seeing signs of Ich still? I would wait at least until the next bad out break and see what happens before trying again.... Most people say that it showed signs didn't fall off over night it was a slot progression....
I have only done one water change since dosing... My tank looked phenomenal last night. I may do a simple 10g change tonight but nothing major...
I tried locating PROHIBIT LEVAMISOLE SOLUBLE DRENCH in Canada - No Go.
Tried purchasing from USA supplier and have shipped to Canada - No Go.
Any America willing to help out a neighbor to the north.. Buy and ship up to me, I 'll send payment to cover all costs...HELP! ....thanks Dennis
Tried purchasing from USA supplier and have shipped to Canada - No Go.
Any America willing to help out a neighbor to the north.. Buy and ship up to me, I 'll send payment to cover all costs...HELP! ....thanks Dennis
So if this substance is not legal in Canada why would some one in the USA want to break the law and risk the consequences?
I took a little look around the net and it seems that it is available to the veterinary community, particularly the large animal clinics (farm animals). If you know any vets, check with them. It may be difficult to get some because a report a year ago showed that Levamisole was used to "cut" some street drugs. I suspect supply is now somehow controlled.
True..Fair enough.
Not sure it is illegal, it may have never been tested by any of our Government agencies, therefore they do not allow anything in that they don't know anything about..
Example, There are many over the counter vitamins and supplements for human consumption that Americans can purchase freely, but you can't get them sent to Canada. Occasionally these supplements get sent an 95% of the time they arrive, the other 5% they get confiscated by Customs and thrown in the trash.
I even tried having some spray to prevent mold on lumber that is sold at America home improvement centers sent up - No Go. I had to drive down personally buy the stuff when I crossed the border I claimed what I had (showed them spec. sheets too) and they let me through no problem. go figure..
Canada has their heads up there *** on a lot of issues like this.
I have not heard why it is illegal, other than I've heard drug dealers are cutting their Cocaine with the stuff..
I'm not a drug dealer, I have sick fish.
Not sure it is illegal, it may have never been tested by any of our Government agencies, therefore they do not allow anything in that they don't know anything about..
Example, There are many over the counter vitamins and supplements for human consumption that Americans can purchase freely, but you can't get them sent to Canada. Occasionally these supplements get sent an 95% of the time they arrive, the other 5% they get confiscated by Customs and thrown in the trash.
I even tried having some spray to prevent mold on lumber that is sold at America home improvement centers sent up - No Go. I had to drive down personally buy the stuff when I crossed the border I claimed what I had (showed them spec. sheets too) and they let me through no problem. go figure..
Canada has their heads up there *** on a lot of issues like this.
I have not heard why it is illegal, other than I've heard drug dealers are cutting their Cocaine with the stuff..
I'm not a drug dealer, I have sick fish.
Check with a vet to see if you can obtain it legally. Otherwise asking someone to illegally ship something across international borders is asking for much trouble, both for you and anyone foolish enough to actually do it.
Vapour1ze
I'm an Addict.
FOR ANYONE STILL CONSIDERING THIS - DO NOT DO IT.
I ordered the Levamisole, thought it was going to work miracles. Maybe it helped? But no, the tank still was infected... I lost some snails to it, the Ich is not gone... I lost a Kole tang.
I went out a week later after realizing this wasn't doing anything and bought a QT tank, set it up, and put all fish in the QT. Treated with copper. All my fish are still alive, and the main tank is fallow. The way I should have done it in the first place. I only have 6 weeks to go. Trust me, it seems like a long time at first, but don't waste your money and try to do it this way.... QUARANTINE THE FISH! AND RUN THE TANK FALLOW!!!
DO NOT TRY THIS LEVAMISOLE METHOD! IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY.
Do it right, do a TTM or Copper treatment for the ich, and run the tank fallow. PERIOD
Cheers
I ordered the Levamisole, thought it was going to work miracles. Maybe it helped? But no, the tank still was infected... I lost some snails to it, the Ich is not gone... I lost a Kole tang.
I went out a week later after realizing this wasn't doing anything and bought a QT tank, set it up, and put all fish in the QT. Treated with copper. All my fish are still alive, and the main tank is fallow. The way I should have done it in the first place. I only have 6 weeks to go. Trust me, it seems like a long time at first, but don't waste your money and try to do it this way.... QUARANTINE THE FISH! AND RUN THE TANK FALLOW!!!
DO NOT TRY THIS LEVAMISOLE METHOD! IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY.
Do it right, do a TTM or Copper treatment for the ich, and run the tank fallow. PERIOD
Cheers
Quarantine would be a possibility if I had only several small fish, but I have created my own nightmare.
I have 180gal, 90gal, 2x40gal and a 270gal sump all inter-connected. I've got about 35 fish total, the largest are two(2) 24" snowflake eels and 10" grouper.
I think it might be impossible to quarantine 35 fish in 2 x 40gal stand alone quarantine tanks I have...
12-14 months ago I had an outbreak of Ich and tried using Hikari Ich-X Saltwater Treatment, despite all the negative product reviews it seemed to have worked and everything survived. A combo of Ich-X, UV, water changes, increased aeration and slightly raised temp. I thought I was very lucky to get through that outbreak.
Now with only one new addition (blenny) 3 months ago I have another outbreak?
This past week I put in fresh UV bulbs, and trying the Hikari Ich-X Saltwater Treatment again, I'm seeing some improvement just today. A very tuff large Atlantic Blue Tang I thought was going to be dead this morning was still alive with improved color and started eating after three days with no food. It's tail is almost completely exposed bone and cartilage.
Others that had Ich spots seem to have fewer of them today and everyone is eating well (day 3 of Ich-X treatment)
Very upsetting to watch them suffer..
Will be doing a 100gal water change in next few days too...takes a while for ro/di to fill..
Disclaimer: I do not work for Hikari, and this is not meant to be a promotion for the Ich-X product.
I have 180gal, 90gal, 2x40gal and a 270gal sump all inter-connected. I've got about 35 fish total, the largest are two(2) 24" snowflake eels and 10" grouper.
I think it might be impossible to quarantine 35 fish in 2 x 40gal stand alone quarantine tanks I have...
12-14 months ago I had an outbreak of Ich and tried using Hikari Ich-X Saltwater Treatment, despite all the negative product reviews it seemed to have worked and everything survived. A combo of Ich-X, UV, water changes, increased aeration and slightly raised temp. I thought I was very lucky to get through that outbreak.
Now with only one new addition (blenny) 3 months ago I have another outbreak?
This past week I put in fresh UV bulbs, and trying the Hikari Ich-X Saltwater Treatment again, I'm seeing some improvement just today. A very tuff large Atlantic Blue Tang I thought was going to be dead this morning was still alive with improved color and started eating after three days with no food. It's tail is almost completely exposed bone and cartilage.
Others that had Ich spots seem to have fewer of them today and everyone is eating well (day 3 of Ich-X treatment)
Very upsetting to watch them suffer..
Will be doing a 100gal water change in next few days too...takes a while for ro/di to fill..
Disclaimer: I do not work for Hikari, and this is not meant to be a promotion for the Ich-X product.
None of those products really remove or treat ich and UV has a minimal effect as well. You are judging success by the disappearance of visible symptoms. In point of fact, because of the life cycle of ich, you are simply seeing a normal progression of the parasite. If you want to know more, read the stickies in this forum.
Reefer07
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Just to throew in another experience: i used levamesol for flatworms years ago in a reef tank. There is an actual longg thread on the product somewhere. It is a pig de-wormer. Anyways, I used it with great success and no losses. For flatworms anyways. Within 5 min of dosing it my tank was just dusted with thousands of dead flatworms. I did a huuge water change and never had them again.
Not sure about ich tho. A flat worm is its own living thing, not on the fish. ICH, from what I understand is a parasite under the fishes skin so not sure how levamesol would work against it. I would use levamesole in my tank again if need be. However, i dont see as many flatworms as I did years ago. Back in 08-09' it seemed like a lot of people had flatworms, LFS included. I cannot tell you the last time I saw flatworms anywhere nowadays.
Not sure about ich tho. A flat worm is its own living thing, not on the fish. ICH, from what I understand is a parasite under the fishes skin so not sure how levamesol would work against it. I would use levamesole in my tank again if need be. However, i dont see as many flatworms as I did years ago. Back in 08-09' it seemed like a lot of people had flatworms, LFS included. I cannot tell you the last time I saw flatworms anywhere nowadays.
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