ich problem

[shorty53538]

Ok, so here's the scoop. My fiancee and I have a 125 gallon 6 foot tank. There are 2 clown fish, 2 green cromies, 1 dragon goby, 1 firefox goby, 1 blonde naso tang, 1 powder brown tang, 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 coral banded shrimp, many snails, many hermit crabs, 2 anenimes, mushrooms and a few different frags in our tank. Spike (the blonde naso tang) and Candy (the powder brown tang) for sure have Ich... There is no doubt about that. We have been using garlic drops in their seaweed clips as well as some garlic drops straight into the tank. We recently bought Kick-Ich made by Ruby Red (got it cause its reef safe). Done 2 treatments so far. There have been so many different suggestions that we have heard. I hear don't run any media pads at all. I hear don't change the water. I honestly think the whole tank needs to be treated not just the 2 fish...I hear this stuff doesn't work. I hear its the best.... Any suggestions at all? We have the protein skimmer running but its not running to its full extent. We still have the sump running.... without any media pads once so ever.... What should we do? What should we worry about? Any other suggestions....

 

[dh350twin]

You should post this in the fish disease and treatment forumn,you will probably get more response.Personally i would set up a quarantine tank asap.Then remove all your fish and place in the quarantine tank.Run a hyposalinity on the fish for 4-6weeks and then replace the fish in the main tank.Hypo is the only thing that worked for me.

 

[mick243]

for sure have Ich... There is no doubt about that. We have been using garlic drops in their seaweed clips as well as some garlic drops straight into the tank. We recently bought Kick-Ich made by Ruby Red (got it cause its reef safe). Done 2 treatments so far.Any other suggestions....

#1, no such thing as a reef safe ich med that actually works. it will either cure ich and kill coral/inverts, or it wont kill ich and might not kill coral/inverts.

#2, you remove ich (or more correctly crypt) from a reef tank by removing ALL fish for 6 weeks or more. take all the fish out and treat them elsewhere with a KNOWN good treatment (such as hypo, copper, formalin, malachite green, chloroquin, quinnine)

#3, garlic does not cure crypt. however it DOES help keep the fish interested in eating which is half the battle so it is worth using imho. (i use fresh, not bottled) use it on the food, not straight into the tank.