I recently got a blue hippo like a week ago and yesterday I noticed white spots on it and I think is ick...all the other fish look fine and I read that blue hippos are prone to ick and do noy want to lose it...I marinate the food in garlic and been putting marine max ich treatment but don't see an imptovement...WHAT ELSE CAN I DO...ANY IDEAS WOULD HELP..THANKS
Help save my blue hippo tang
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Deinonych
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Please read through the stickies at the top of this forum. There are only three methods to get rid of cryptocaryon (ich): copper, tank transfer and hypo. Garlic does nothing for the disease. I don't know what Marine Max is, but unless it is a copper treatment it won't help either.
mandarinkristen
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Take your tang out and put him in a quarantine tank, Buy some quick cure and treat him and if your tank is FOWLR i suggest to "nuke" it . This has worked great for me in the past. Also, if you have coral put your coral and inverts in a tank that you will not be putting quick cure in. It worked magic for my blue hippo when he had white spots. treat now before it gets too late.
In my experience i have had trouble with coppper and i advise agaist it unless you are more experienced.
In my experience i have had trouble with coppper and i advise agaist it unless you are more experienced.
Deinonych
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I wouldn't recommend hypo-salinity, personally. It requires a great deal of precision and the margin for error is very slim. Copper-based medications like Cupramine have a wide range of effectiveness and are fairly easy to dose if you follow the directions and test daily. You cannot treat your display tank with Cupramine (or any copper medication); you need to move your fish to a dedicated quarantine/hospital tank and treat there. There are a number of stickies at the top of this forum that can help you carry this out.
Deinonych
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Quick Cure will not treat cryptocaryon...it is a good medication for brooklynella, however.
MrTuskfish
Team RC
You need a hospital/quarantine tank. You cannot cure ich, or prevent it, in your main tank. Most folks who get into this hobby without quarantining new fish don't last long. All of your fish need to be in a HT/QT while your DT left fishless for 10-12 weeks. Have you done any reading on this great hobby? Although our forum is great; there is a lot of basic knowledge and good books still have a valuable place in the world. Any decent book on our hobby will stress the importance of quarantining new fish.
So lets say I get a qt tank and place my blue hippo there till it gets better, what should I do with the rest of the fish in the display tank that don't show any sign of ich. Any recommendations for a specific medicine that has work for you guys before. I did some research but when I went to my lfs the guy said I was gonna be ok without one for now. My husband and I asked the guy to tell us everything we need to be succesful in the hobby and he said a qt tank wasn't of big importance. I guess he just cared about making money from selling us the fish as soon as possible. So all I would need for a qt tank would be an empty tank, heater and powerhead to create flow anything else that is essential for the qt tank...thanks a lot guys
Lsufiregal
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Your qt can be as simple as a large rubber maid tote with a powerhead and heater. You will need to do daily water changes to keep ammonia down. Since you now have ich in your tank it should be fishless for at least 10 weeks.
Deinonych
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Depends...how big is the tang, trigger and rabbitfish? If they are still small, you can probably get away with a 29g.
Lsufiregal
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I did 50%; but I did hypo. You have to make sure your replacement water has the same level of copper. Make sure you get a copper test that is compatible with whatever med you buy.
Dapg8gt
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1992196
There's like 7 other threads directly above yours(stickies) that will tell you exactly what to do.. All you gotta do is read and follow directions. Pick one and stick with it.. I would spend a lot of time reading stickies in this forum for your issue then go over to the new to the hobby forum and read those stickies as well.. Good luck and hope it works out for you and your new addition..
Best advice for me to give is always double check advice given when it comes to your tank and it's inhabitants =). Especially when it comes from someone you just met trying to sell you stuff p)..
There's like 7 other threads directly above yours(stickies) that will tell you exactly what to do.. All you gotta do is read and follow directions. Pick one and stick with it.. I would spend a lot of time reading stickies in this forum for your issue then go over to the new to the hobby forum and read those stickies as well.. Good luck and hope it works out for you and your new addition..
Best advice for me to give is always double check advice given when it comes to your tank and it's inhabitants =). Especially when it comes from someone you just met trying to sell you stuff p)..
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