Yesterday, I noticed a few white spots on both of my clownfish. Today, there are more white spots on the smaller of the two clowns. I am almost positive it is ich. I have 6 fish and no corals. Should I treat the tank with medicine? Only the two clownfish have the spots and nothing else. What should I do?
Ich?
- Thread starter Dan9
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Kick-ich is what I used way way back when I had a small case of it. You may want to treat the entire tank unless you remove the fish and treat them in a QT. Remember that the ich will stay alive in your tank for a short while with no fish so make sure they are gone before putting the fish back in..
BadOleRoss
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Yes, turn the skimmer off. I have had mixed results with kick ick. It worked on 1 tank and didnt work on another. I did get betterresults when I increased the dosage slightly by adding it every other day instead of the recommended schedule. Hypo worked better then anything.
I just quarentined the two clowns. It took forever to catch them. I didn't really want to dose the whole tank. Now what should I do.
1.) Kick ich (or something similar) in the qt
2.) copper
3.) ?hypo (not sure what that is I will need an explanation)
4.) other?
any experiences or help is very much appreciated.
1.) Kick ich (or something similar) in the qt
2.) copper
3.) ?hypo (not sure what that is I will need an explanation)
4.) other?
any experiences or help is very much appreciated.
Setting up a QT was an excellent first step. The reliable treatments are copper, hyposalinity (maintaining a SG of 1.009-1.010 for 4 weeks) or a second tank and transfering the fish every 3 days while sterilizing the alternating QT in between. The so called "reef safe" treatments are no better than merely doing nothing and tossing a coin 
ToTaLCHaoS13
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Can you do both Cupramine and Hyposalinity treatment at the same time?
MimicTang
In Memoriam
Do hypo. uses Physics against the parasite causing them to explode literally.
Also you could have amyloodinium:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php
Also you could have amyloodinium:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-07/sp/feature/index.php
hoofenshnoz
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whats QT? I have ichs too
hoofenshnoz
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Oh! Well im S.O.L on that then...Unless they dont mind spending some time in the freshwater tank 
Ive already tried MEDIC which my LFS said would fix and it didnt do a damn thing.
Ive already tried MEDIC which my LFS said would fix and it didnt do a damn thing.
MimicTang
In Memoriam
that your problem hoofen you need to hypo. Most treatments from a LFS arent wonder 100% cures. Hypo causes the salt to rip thou the external parasites shredding them.
Dan9
Ich is like a tick it bores into the fish taking blood and then gets out. It then sits on the bottom of the tank and divides into 100s of juvenile ich and they probably know to hatch at first light when fish are usually active.
Dan9
Ich is like a tick it bores into the fish taking blood and then gets out. It then sits on the bottom of the tank and divides into 100s of juvenile ich and they probably know to hatch at first light when fish are usually active.
superkracker
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I recently got a case of ich and have no fish in my show tank. How long do I need to keep it fish free? It has been 28 days now.
Thanks, Nick
Thanks, Nick
