QT with ammonia!

One other thought, I would use part of the time waiting for the rock to bring the sg up slowly(ie acclimate it back to nsw sg). This will help the denitrifying bacteria to adjust.
 
nsinger, in a situation remarkably similar to yours, I've just had good luck with two products. I have 5 fish in a hospital tank due to ich on a Kole tang. I am in the process of gradually lowering the salinity to 1.009. I had an ammonia spike that I think I caught just in time. I did what amounted to a 50% water change over several hours. However, I bought "Ammo Lock" as soon as the LFS opened in the morning. The fish look even better after using this. It does not remove the ammonia, but it says that it converts it to a non-toxic form. The bottle says to use it every two days. I will be doing this as well as keeping a better eye (daily) on the ammonia levels and doing water changes. Also, the Kole tang has seemed pretty uninterested in Nori on a clip. I just soaked the Nori in "Garlic Guard" and rubber banded it onto a small piece of live rock. As soon as I put it in the tank he started picking at it.
 
Like otrlynn said. I always use prime, but ammo lock will make the ammonia safe for your fish. I had a trigger in QT, and I couldn't keep the ammonia under 1 for longer than a day. I used prime, and everything worked out fine.
 
I've used Amquel for the past 2 days, and the ammonia seems to be going down. Can I use Prime today? I do have some at home - there is no LFS anywhere near here to get ammo lock.

A question about QT and my naso tang. He's been in the QT 4 days, and despite all the tricks I've learned, he is still not eating. He does pick a bit at some LR. Today, day #4, he is breathing a little hard and is not swimming around as much. He is definitely acting differently. There are absolutely no spots on him. My question is this - I have a 150 DT that is currently fishless and is presumably disease free. Should I just take the naso out of QT and put him in the DT? Maybe he needs the room and cleaner water, as well as a bunch of hiding places and LR. If he does look sick, I can try to catch him and put him in the QT.

Despite all that I've read on this forum, I have been having problems with my little QT.
 
IF he hasn't been qtd after a full treatment then he will likely bring desease with him.
 
But if he does bring disease with him to my 150 DT, in which he will be the only fish, can't I just remove him back to the DT and let the DT go fishless for 6 weeks (which I will do anyway because I will need to fully QT another fish), thereby letting any hitchhiker bug die?
 
ortlyn, I have good results with Ammo Lock as well. Many also recommend Amquel.

Don't take too long dropping your sg or a second wave of parasites may hatch in qt and get to your fish.
 
I re read the thread--I am confused a bit as to what treatment you are using in the qt.
It would appear like hyposalinity? If so and you have brought the salinity down to 1.009---what are you using to measure this level
At this level there is not much margin for error---the salinity level in the fish is 1.008.
going above 1.009 can cause problems with killing all the ich off

Suggest using a refractometer for measuring the salinity

If you are using copper to tread then I have read in a number of posts that some tangs to not do well with copper medications
 
If he is the only fish in the DT. IMO I would add him if he is showing signs of stress, and remove to a hospital tank if there is a problem. I wouldn't add any other fish for 6-8 weeks to be safe. This is just my opinion. So don't flame me if it is wrong.
 
So this is the story. I have had the new naso in Qt because I just got him 4 days ago and was observing him, closely. I was not treating with anything. I hate to say this, but 5 minutes ago, for the first time, I noticed 2 ich spots on him. I am therefore staring hypo now, per your suggestions. I take back my idea to put him into the DT. Does this make sense?
 
I am starting hypo as soon as I get my RO/DI water the proper temp.

For ich - I have used an herbal remedy called ich attach on my 90 gal tank that has 4 fish. Maybe just time, but after two weeks and now, 3 months later, the ich is all gone and all the fish are great.

Any ideas on using that in addition to hypo - or is that overkill - or worthless?
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12615733#post12615733 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nsinger
But if he does bring disease with him to my 150 DT, in which he will be the only fish, can't I just remove him back to the DT and let the DT go fishless for 6 weeks (which I will do anyway because I will need to fully QT another fish), thereby letting any hitchhiker bug die?
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:D Yes, 6 weeks fishless should get them all,although some cysts have been shown to survive for as much a 72 days.Other than that and the potential need to move him again to treat him if he shows symptoms, I don't see any reason not to take advantage of the available 150g.
 
Here is a link to a thread re starting hypo that someone on here passed on to me several days ago. I found it to be very helpful.
 
I would not use ich attack,personaly.
I'd also be wary of th 90g for new fish for 11months from when the ich started in this tank,particulary those that may be ich prone,since their is a very good chance that the ich is still there unseen and that your fish have developed a partial immunity.If so newcomers will be targets.
 
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