Improvement Time Using Kick Ich?

[tjpitts10]

We have been treating our tank with Kick Ich now for 5 days (3rd dose yesterday) and since starting the treatment we have lost 4 fish. When do one start to see some kind of improvement when treating with this stuff? Our Yellow Tang is still trying to itch itself and today our clownfish has started staying I the bottom of the tank and not moving around much...


We have a 55 gallon reef tank and when this all started we did a 10 gallon water change and used one full small bottle of the "regular" Ich treatment stuff you get at the LFS. After a couple of days of that we started the Kick Ich.

Any advice is GREATLY appreciated.

 

[MrTuskfish]

I have never heard of Kick Ich working. I believe its nothing but a hot pepper product that does not adequately do anything. It sounds like you are treating ich in your reef tank. There is nothing that will get rid of ich in a reef tank. You need to set up a QT ASAP.

 

[gone fishin]

Along with what Mr. Tuskfish said read the stickies in the fish disease forum. IMO there are only 3 proven ways to rid your fish of ich. All three involve a QT use copper,the tank transfer method and hyposalinity(hard to pull off). Along with these methods leave your tank fishless for 10-12 weeks. Anything that says reef safe is a waste of money, garlic and freshwater dips are useless.