Should I by this clownfish

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shane reef

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I noticed one of the tangs in the same system that is covered in ick. There is a nice clownfish that I line in the same system, same tank section. Should I still by it? Doesn't appear to have any white spots on it. How hard is it to treat clownfish for ick?
 
It's a judgement call. Clowns are generally tough, and handle Ich treatments well.

But as a general rule, I will usually walk away from any fish I know is sharing water with an obviously sick fish. Unless I'm getting a helluva deal or something to make it worth the risk.
 
shane reef said:
I noticed one of the tangs in the same system that is covered in ick. There is a nice clownfish that I line in the same system, same tank section. Should I still by it? Doesn't appear to have any white spots on it. How hard is it to treat clownfish for ick?
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I'd never buy a sick fish. I wouldn't buy any fish from a LFS who displayed fish with parasites in his tanks.
 
cbbram said:
Unfortunately that's about every LFS I've ever been to
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That's a big reason why I buy all of my fish from the outstanding online dealers; as do many other RC members.

FWIW: Regarding the clown in the opening post; even if you don't see ich, the fish almost certainly has it. Don't assume you can cure it. True, ich on clowns is usually easy to cure. But some ich strains are not. Why buy someone else's problem?
 
Yeah I buy all my fish from divers den now it's worth the extra money.

They quarantine all clownfish for an extended period of Of time
 
cbbram said:
If you do decide to buy it definitely qt...
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Even DD strongly suggests you QT their fish. QT all fish, always.

FWIW: A large percentage of wild clowns are showing up with brook. A six week QT period should let you know. The idea that home-grown clowns are immune to brook is a myth, they are just less likely to carry it. Once a tank bred clown hits a dealers tanks, all bets are off.
 
MrTuskfish said:
Even DD strongly suggests you QT their fish. QT all fish, always.

FWIW: A large percentage of wild clowns are showing up with brook. A six week QT period should let you know. The idea that home-grown clowns are immune to brook is a myth, they are just less likely to carry it. Once a tank bred clown hits a dealers tanks, all bets are off.
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True i've had tank bred clowns breakout with brook within hours in qt that were bought at a lfs. Nasty disease...
 
Well I for the fish, couldn't pass it up. Put fish in QT tank, should I dose copper? Or just leave it be? Fish will be going into a breeding system after QT so really dont want to introduce ick to main system. Anymore thoughts please post.


I have always seen sick fish in all of my local fish stores so it is very difficult to buy with confidence that fish are parasite free. I just want the best way to treat the fish before it goes into my main tank without infecting any other fish. I have has bad luck with fish in the past and lost 6 laying pairs do to ick and trying to treat it. That is very expensive loss. Still learning and need your opinion and facts so I don't kill anymore fish.
 
shane reef said:
Well I for the fish, couldn't pass it up. Put fish in QT tank, should I dose copper? Or just leave it be? Fish will be going into a breeding system after QT so really dont want to introduce ick to main system. Anymore thoughts please post.


I have always seen sick fish in all of my local fish stores so it is very difficult to buy with confidence that fish are parasite free. I just want the best way to treat the fish before it goes into my main tank without infecting any other fish. I have has bad luck with fish in the past and lost 6 laying pairs do to ick and trying to treat it. That is very expensive loss. Still learning and need your opinion and facts so I don't kill anymore fish.
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You've answered your own question - if you dont' want to introduce ich to your main system, you need to treat. Copper, Chloroquine, Tank Transfer or Hypo.

Reading the second paragraph, it sounds like you either didn't quarantine your previous purchases or didn't (adequately) treat and have had ich outbreaks in your display tank. If so, it almost certainly still has ich, whether you can see it or not. I would advise removing all the fish from the DT, treating them and keeping the display fallow for 9 weeks or so to let the ich die out.
 
sleepydoc said:
Reading the second paragraph, it sounds like you either didn't quarantine your previous purchases or didn't (adequately) treat and have had ich outbreaks in your display tank. If so, it almost certainly still has ich, whether you can see it or not. I would advise removing all the fish from the DT, treating them and keeping the display fallow for 9 weeks or so to let the ich die out.
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You are correct it was me never QT fish. After I lost everything I started completely from scratch with new rock, new sand, and washed all equipment in bleach then dried. Started new system ran for six weeks for cycle. I have added a few pairs into system after QT and no signs of parasites.

After reading some other stickies noticed that adding prime while dosing copper is very toxic. I also noticed fish now breathing heavy. Dorsal fin still up and she is active, but now I am getting worried. I have done a 50% water change now trying to reduce the copper and prime mix. Also put a poly pad in hob to help remove copper and prime. What to do now????? I am lost and don't wanna lose the fish. Any help???????
 
shane reef said:
After reading some other stickies noticed that adding prime while dosing copper is very toxic. I also noticed fish now breathing heavy. Dorsal fin still up and she is active, but now I am getting worried. I have done a 50% water change now trying to reduce the copper and prime mix. Also put a poly pad in hob to help remove copper and prime. What to do now????? I am lost and don't wanna lose the fish. Any help???????
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I would get the fish out of that tank ASAP. Take water from your DT or freshly mixed, and put the fish in a bucket with an airstone & heater for the time being. You are going to basically have to do a 100% WC in the QT and start over.
 
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