Ich in my Reef Now what

[Antman]

Looks like my Hippo and bi-color angle have ich my clown and bicolor blenny seam fine Now
I do Not have a QT tank and If I did how do you even get fish out witn all the rock
What do I do Help

 

[scooter31707]

There is no treatment for a reef tank with ich except of going fishless for at least 72 days. As long as fish are in the tank, ich will be able to survive because they have a host. Even if the fish fights off ich, the parasite will still be present in the tank and one day it will arise again if the fish gets stressed out. You may want to try and invest in a QT. The best method to get rid of ich from the fish is the "tank transfer method"

 

[ThRoewer]

My suggestion would also be to get rid of the hippo as he will always be too stressed out in a 54 Gallon tank and due to that likely to have continuous ich or other health issues.

The bicolor angel is also a bit of a stretch but may work for a while.

Your clown and blenny likely have enough immunity not to get sick, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are not infected.

 

[ca1ore]

Assuming you haven't upgraded since your profile info, agree that a 54 is waaaay to small for a hippo. They are neurotic fish under the best of circumstances .... and highly susceptible to skin parasites. I always advise a bit of patience with ich. It's not a fast killer (unless unhealthy fish to begin with) and often can be 'managed'. The probability is that you will have to remove and treat the fish, but its not a certainty. There is no easy way to remove fish from a reef tank - dismantling the rock is often required. You just have to decide what's worth it and what's not.

 

[ThRoewer]

I would try a trap first before tearing down the rockwork.

 

[Captain smoke]

Trapping the fish would stress them out, I would feed heavily, keep stress down by keeping out of the tank a healthy fish should fight off the Ich. then trap and Qt.

 

[Antman]

Thanks My tank now is a 57 Rimless Not much more water volume but is not a corner tank anymore

 

[Antman]

The hippo as of last night is still eating like a pig but the angel has always been picky and just see him grazing picking at rock never really see him take to foods i put in tank

 

[ThRoewer]

Trapping the fish would stress them out, I would feed heavily, keep stress down by keeping out of the tank a healthy fish should fight off the Ich. then trap and Qt.

Trapping them is the least stressful way to get them out - and the hippo got to go as it will be under constant stress in a small tank.
Also heavily feeding will do little to nothing against ich, but rather the opposite.
By the time you have an escalating ich outbreak, intervention is needed. Hoping for the fish to manage it themselves at that stage will likely lead to losses.
If the infection level goes down after the hippo is out no further treatment may be needed, but the parasite will remain in the system.

If you want to get the parasite completely out, you would need to take all fish out and leave the tank for a couple of months (minimum 3) without fish.
At the same time you need to clean the fish themselves from the parasite via TTM, hyposalinity,... whatever works best for you and the fish.
You will also need a quarantine tank and a rigorous quarantine protocol for everything new going into your tank.

BTW. In a tank of that size tangs are a no-go or you will always have issues.