Prevention is better than cure
Prevention is better than cure
Originally posted by [name removed by request]
Ben,
Since I found how to treat Ich in my reef tank successfully I donâ₉„¢t worry about QTâ₉„¢s.
You are continually subjecting your fish to "Ich". That can't be good for their long term health. And while "Ich" is by far the most common ailment, there are others that will devastate the tank. If you introduced
Amyloodinium there's a good chance you will lose all your fish in a short space of time and there won't be much you can do about it.
The last time my fish got ich was wen I added a clown tang that had ich, all the fish got ich in my tank. I treated the tank the way I always had when this happens and the ich was gone in three days and never came back, itâ₉„¢s been over three months at this time. The ich is gone it will only come back if itâ₉„¢s introduced by adding another fish with ich..
And without quarantine you run a large risk of reintroducing it with the next fish.
I donâ₉„¢t see a problem with QT ing a fish and treating with hyposalinity.
You only need to treat with hyposalinity if the fish so signs of "Ich". After 6 weeks in quarantine it is almost impossible for the fish to be carrying trophonts and not see a full blown infection.
But if a fish is in a weakened state and already in a reef, this may be too stressful in this situation.
Very true and yet another case for quarantining fish. The period a new fish is in quarantine gives the fish the opportunity to recover from the ordeal of capture and shipping as well as adjust to life in captivity and learn to eat prepared foods without competition from other fish.
Letâ₉„¢s say if some how all your fish in a large reef tank got infected how would you treat this?
You can't treat a large reef tank easily. Better to treat the fish BEFORE they get into the large reef tank so it won't be a problem.
How would you get all the fish out of the tank?
With great difficulty, but it can be done. Of course, it will be stressful to the fish.
What we need is a way to treat the fish in a reef tank that works.
That is what I think everybody wants.
I only agree partially. Certainly that is what people may want, but if people quarantined all new fish before putting them in their reef tanks, there would be little need to treat fish in a reef tank.
Is there a treatment that has been proven to treat ich in a reef tank?
No. As a reef tank comprises a vast array of organisms, it will always be difficult to find something that will be 100% effective (or close to) but will not impact on other organisms in the tank. I hope to be proven wrong on this one day, but I just don't see it happening.
Also has anyone had success treating ich in a reef and not afraid to share their findings?
What if someone has had success treating ich a number of times and just wanted to share what they had found to help someone else trying similar tactics.
Why are these people crucified for only giving up information about their findings and what they had tried?
I am not seeing anyone being crucified in this thread. I see a lot of people advising to exercise caution.
What should be done is to take in all the knowledge that can be gained from all hobbyists that are finding new ways to keep reef aquariums and fish.
This is the way the hobby has become what it is today. I don't see this thread going against this at all.
Thatâ₉„¢s what Reef Central is about.
Hear! Hear!
Itâ₉„¢s not here for someone to be able to say look how smart I am.
I don't think anyone here is trying to say "look how smart I am". People are sharing their experiences and knowledge on both sides of the fence.
Or I am the authority on aquariums and I know everything because you donâ₉„¢t.
I don't think anyone is saying how smart they are.
No one can know every thing.
Very true.
Otherwise they wouldnâ₉„¢t spend all day and night wasting time planted in front of their computers.
They might. There are a great number of people who hang out on RC to share their knowledge and experience. They may not know it all, but they share what they know.
And with any discussion there will be a difference of opinion. It does not mean that one party lacks respect for the other. It does not mean that one party is personally attacking the other. If people strongly believe something (and especially if they can support their side of the discussion) why shouldn't they speak up? That's what discussion is all about. That is how we learn and grow.
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