problem with ich

[jwhockey23]

my coral beauty angel has got ich and I cannot get him out of my tank to qt him because he hides in the rock all the time, I think he got it because for some reason he will not eat the food that I put in the tank for my fish, he just swims right past it and does not eat it, I have had him for a little over 3 weeks and all he eats is stuff he pecks off the glass and rock, today I even tried soaking the flake food in garlic and he still wouldnt eat it he just kept pecking stuff off the rock and glass instead, will someone help me to get him to eat and to get him to get rid of ich

 

[mikersx02]

my fisher's angel ate pretty easily- are you feeding him algae based foods? Formula 2 or veggie frozen stuff works great.

He is even eating formula one now.

 

[TWallace]

Are you saying he has ich simply because he's not eating? Does he have white spots on him, especially around the eyes and gills? I don't think there is any easy way around it, you're going to have to take him out and QT him in order to cure him. Plus your other fish will likely get it, too now.

 

[Steven Pro]

If you fish has ich, it is because it is infested with a parasite called Cryptocaryon irritans. A fish can refuse to eat but still not become infected if the parasite is not present. Proper quarantine wells to avoid these kinds of situations.

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-10/sp/feature/index.php

 

[jwhockey23]

He definitely has ick because he has whit spots on his tail fin, head, and gill fins