My fish got ICK!

[geiges]

I got a new power brown, in two days he had ick two days later
after treatment with garlic he died so after removeing all the fish
to Qt tank I started copper treatment.
My ? is do I need to take my shimp,snails,crabs out of the tank to
thay don't get ick right?

 

[scotmc]

No, copper will kill inverts.

 

[geiges]

Yeah but inverts don't get ICK right ?
so they can stay in the main tank with out treatment?
after 4 to 6 weeks ick is gone.
I just want to make sure that the research I did was correct and the inverts wont harbour the ick while the rest are being treated in another tank.

 

[OranguTang]

Correct only fish need to be removed from the tank.

I would also try hypo first, copper as a last resort.

 

[julianp]

Re: My fish got ICK!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11416578#post11416578 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by geiges
I got a new power brown, in two days he had ick two days later
after treatment with garlic he died so after removeing all the fish
to Qt tank I started copper treatment.
My ? is do I need to take my shimp,snails,crabs out of the tank to
thay don't get ick right?

For future reference, garlic isn't really a treatment for cryptocaryon irritans. It is an autoimmune stimulant that can help to boost the fishes immune system, which is definitely a plus when fighting ich, but it won't kill the parasite itself.

Hyposalinity is usually the safest method. Copper is can be toxic if administered at the wrong levels and some have suggested that a hyposaline environment also has the benefit of lowering stress levels in the fish being treated.

I read a study done by a large public aquarium not long ago that claimed to have only lost 1 infected fish to marine ich out of 550+ total fish treated. The only reason they lost the one was because it was already too far gone at the onset of treatment.

Pretty good odds if you ask me. In my own experience, I've never lost a single fish due to the ich parasite when quarantining under hyposalinity.

Good luck! I know how depressing it can be to have to break down a tank and treat for ich. 8(

 

[geiges]

Well I allready started coper treatment, so fish look ok
for now but still have ick.
how long dose it take to go away?
mybe do the Hyposalinity to?