Removing ich

[thompson2224]

Is there anyway to kill ich off of corals, live rock or sand without having die off of the rock, or killing corals?

I had an ich outbreak in my tank and lost some fish 2 weeks ago and I am upgrading to a larger tank and want to transfer everything into the larger tank but I don't want the ich introduced into the tank

Is there anyway to make sure no ich comes into the new tank from the old?

 

[Shane C.]

Ich has a lifecycle of approximately 72 days. You will need to move your fish into a qt, treat them and run your dt fallow for at least 72 days. I would go 90 because I don't trust parasites. I would not recommend using any chemicals in the dt. Check the sticky at the top of this forum.

 

[MrTuskfish]

Yes, read the stickies by Snorvich at the top of the disease forum. Just the opening posts have the info you need to understand and eliminate ich. It isn't difficult; but you must understand the ich life cycle in order for eliminating the stuff makes sense. There are so many myths surrounding ich, the stickies can separate fact from fiction. Basically, if a tank is left fishless for 10+ weeks; the ich will die off because there are no fish to provide food.

 

[Deinonych]

Ich has a lifecycle of approximately 72 days. You will need to move your fish into a qt, treat them and run your dt fallow for at least 72 days. I would go 90 because I don't trust parasites. I would not recommend using any chemicals in the dt. Check the sticky at the top of this forum.

Point of note: the average life cycle of cryptocaryon is ~2 weeks. There have been reported instances of the encysted stage lasting as long as 72 days, hence the reason why we leave the tank fallow for 10 weeks minimum (to cover all bases, so to speak). If the life cycle were always 72 days, treatments of less than that period would be wholly ineffective (e.g. treating with Cupramine for 4 weeks).

 

[snorvich]

Point of note: the average life cycle of cryptocaryon is ~2 weeks. There have been reported instances of the encysted stage lasting as long as 72 days, hence the reason why we leave the tank fallow for 10 weeks minimum (to cover all bases, so to speak). If the life cycle were always 72 days, treatments of less than that period would be wholly ineffective (e.g. treating with Cupramine for 4 weeks).

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[Shane C.]

Point of note:

Roger that. Thanks for the clarification. I guess "Ich can have a lifecycle of up to 72 days" would have been more accurate...

 

[Deinonych]

Roger that. Thanks for the clarification. I guess "Ich can have a lifecycle of up to 72 days" would have been more accurate...

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