Ich need advice

[jlcoop277]

Ok so it looks like I have Ich on my Porc Puffer and My Sailfin Tang. My Yellow tang and Niger trigger dont appear to have it. I have a few questions
I'm going to treat with Hypo since I've read Puffers dont do well with Copper.
My current QT tank is being used to house everyone until i can finish getting my DT finished. The QT has live rock in it and sand.

1. I should treat all my fish regardless if i see ich or not correct?
2. Would my Live rock and sand be ok to move to a bin, while the fish get treatment?
3. Should I remove my Cheato before treatment?

Thanks!

 

[snorvich]

Ok so it looks like I have Ich on my Porc Puffer and My Sailfin Tang. My Yellow tang and Niger trigger dont appear to have it. I have a few questions
I'm going to treat with Hypo since I've read Puffers dont do well with Copper.
My current QT tank is being used to house everyone until i can finish getting my DT finished. The QT has live rock in it and sand.

I would start by reading this sticky.

1. I should treat all my fish regardless if i see ich or not correct?

That is correct and leave your display tank fallow (without fish) for 9 weeks. if you are treating in your display tank, it should be 9 weeks in hypo. And you should measure SG with a calibrated refractometer at 1.008/1.009

2. Would my Live rock and sand be ok to move to a bin, while the fish get treatment?

Sure, but they must remain without fish for 9 weeks.

3. Should I remove my Cheato before treatment?

Thanks!

 

[jlcoop277]

The DT isn't finished yet, so nothing in it for awhile isn't a problem.
I actually read over that sticky and several others before I posted.
Thank you for the advice. This is the first case of ich I've ever dealt with in the 7 years I've had fish. Salt is new to me so I just wanted to be sure before I started.

 

[MrTuskfish]

The DT isn't finished yet, so nothing in it for awhile isn't a problem.
I actually read over that sticky and several others before I posted.
Thank you for the advice. This is the first case of ich I've ever dealt with in the 7 years I've had fish. Salt is new to me so I just wanted to be sure before I started.

A QT and doing research-----a great way to start this hobby! Keep us posted!

 

[jlcoop277]

Ok, I had a chance to really stare at the two fish in question, and my porc puffer doesnt appear to have the spots that I know as Ich, but just some discoloration on his fins. Does that sound abnormal to anyone?
Also the only spots i see on my Desjardini SF tang are on its pec fins, again does that sound abnormal to anyone?

 

[jlcoop277]

Bump

 

[MrTuskfish]

Ich spots on fins are common, so are ich spots that come and go. Ich will go through a phase where it looks like its gone, then returns X100. If the same spot is there for a week, it probably isn't ich. There are also other things that can resemble ich, but they don't stay on the fish long; like bits of substrate. Being able to really see things like this is a big advantage of a QT. Watch and treat if needed (or not). Any rubbing, ''flashing" or scratching?

 

[jlcoop277]

The spots don't appear to have moved, no scratching that I've seen. Everyone is eating like normal.