ICH in display tank - Chloroquine Phosphate Advice

[Newflavor]

Hi,

Today im looking at my DT with only fish in it and a couple of shrimps. It is 160 gallons and I found that my real tang has one ich in his body. I am sure it is ich and now I am worried because It will be impossible to catch it with the kind of rockwork I have. Anyway, will you recommend that I use chloroquine phosphate in the tank to cure it since I have about 10 other fish in that tank also? I have acquired pharmaceutical grade cp and I am ready to use it when necessary.

FYI: I plan to put corals in this tank in the near future. I am thinking of dosing the CP and when the fish cures, I will then put a lot of carbon for about a month then add corals.

 

[HumbleFish]

I've yet to read of one success story where a DT was treated CP. I don't know if the rocks absorb the medication or what. More info is available by browsing thru this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2136214

 

[Deinonych]

I've yet to read of one success story where a DT was treated CP. I don't know if the rocks absorb the medication or what. More info is available by browsing thru this thread: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2136214

+1

I treated my DT and it didn't work. Best to treat in a dedicated QT where you have more control over the treatment.

 

[Newflavor]

Ok. I am not 100 percent it is ich because it looks like there is a scratch besides the dot. The two blue regals are fighting and that may have cost that. I will wait a couple of days before I actually go ahead with QT

 

[MrTuskfish]

If it is ich, your tank has it, not just the one fish. A prime example of what can happen when all new fish aren't quarantined.