Sponsor Michael Young Posted March 17, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted March 17, 2004 glad to hear that. whats the salinity and temperature in ur this quarantine tank? adding a cleaner shrimp will help more too. I like to ask can we mix garlic liquid into the the tank? will the fish be ich resistant in future as seen some reefer said their tang is resistant to ich when they were selling their tangs. whats the best temperature u guys think is suitable killing ich and wont harm tangs? Its not wise to add any invertebrates into the quarantine tank cos you may need to dose medication that contains copper. Copper is lethal to all inverts. Its OK to add garlic juice to the feed but do not pour them into the tank! Please bear in mind that by adding garlic is equal to adding nutrients, so do not add too much. If there are no inverts in the tank, you can safely raised the temperature slowly to 31 degree C. The fish won't be too bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted March 17, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 17, 2004 the salinity is about 1.021...don't dare to drop further....the temperature? not too sure...but i know its definitely higher than 29degreeC...especially in the afternoon, it should be 31 or more coz my house is not very well ventilated and it can be quite warm.... actually i saw wrongly...the spots are still there....but he is behaving much normally...eating too.... Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor Michael Young Posted March 17, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted March 17, 2004 Your water salinity is still too high. Your fish won't feel the effect if you drop it slowly like I suggested. Did you know that some LFSs have water salinity that is much lower than 1.021 for their newly imported fishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted March 17, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 17, 2004 ok michael...will do tat.... didn't do it because i'm afraid he might be too stressed out.... Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV-65 Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Bro, it will be safe if you drop your salinity slowly.... juz draw out the water and replace by tapwater slowly, day by day.... until its lower... if the fish is eating, not too bad, feed with garlic and it will slowly recover... Btw, you can hardly kill the ich altogther, you can only supress it by having healthy fish... Vincent Ho Quote People do not plan to fail; Often they just fail to plan... Wat I do to prevent myself from tearing my hair out... My stress remedy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 If your SG is 1.023, you need to drop it slowly to 1.015 or lower. But you need to watch your corals. How long I need to maintain at 1.015 to kill the itch completely. waterlife octozin is out for me.... my tank is 6ft..... how many bottles I need to buy??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted March 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2004 Just read from ultimatereef posts that having clams might be useful too in fighting protozoans.. Dunno how true tho. seems that the clams filter out the protozoans and feed on them. highly controversial i think.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidan Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 er....i keep quite a number of clams....din know they are useful in this way...hip hip hurray...this will give me good excuse to get more clams Quote Advanced Aquarist (March05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponsor Michael Young Posted March 18, 2004 Sponsor Share Posted March 18, 2004 How long I need to maintain at 1.015 to kill the itch completely. waterlife octozin is out for me.... my tank is 6ft..... how many bottles I need to buy??? Maintain it for as long as it takes. If Ich still prevails, you may drop it down slowly to 1.010. Don't be alarmed by this cos the acceoptable salinity range for an aquaria is 1.010 to 1.030. As long as its done slowly, it will not kill your fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Maintain it for as long as it takes. If Ich still prevails, you may drop it down slowly to 1.010. Don't be alarmed by this cos the acceoptable salinity range for an aquaria is 1.010 to 1.030. As long as its done slowly, it will not kill your fishes. But will it kill my coral... if I do it slowly?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roidan Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 yes it will...i dun think corals can go through that well Quote Advanced Aquarist (March05) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted March 18, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2004 i took my sick fish and seperated him in a quarantine tank...but yours is a 6ft, i think it'll be tough to remove all rocks and catch the fish....hhhmmmm..... good luck.... Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 I can catch all the fish if i use trap. But I dun have Q tank...... All my "old" fish are immue to ich but only new fish will get ich..... my new irish idol just got itch....... I have perform fresh water dip for few days.... seems better still monitoring. But I just want to remove the parasite from my tank completely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted March 18, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2004 Jason , the best way is to leave the tank void of fish for 2 months. That way , all traces of ICH will be eradicated from the main tank. Of course, no additions of LR or corals etc etc should be done for the 2 months. In the menatime, Q the LS and do copper treatment etc etc while waitign for the 2 months dateline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member typrobin Posted March 18, 2004 Author SRC Member Share Posted March 18, 2004 wah 2mths ar?? my god...so long?? hai....no choice....sian.... Quote MY OLD 3ft!! My Latest Plan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Jason , the best way is to leave the tank void of fish for 2 months. That way , all traces of ICH will be eradicated from the main tank. Of course, no additions of LR or corals etc etc should be done for the 2 months. In the menatime, Q the LS and do copper treatment etc etc while waitign for the 2 months dateline. Thanks...... but I have no extra tank setup...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ben Posted March 19, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 19, 2004 wow! so many people got ich in their tank. very dangerous. anyone knows where to buy copper? better to keep stock in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted March 20, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 20, 2004 I think nowadays the LS not very healthy and very prone to ICH. wonder why.. thats why its alwasy safer to buy from more reputable LFS that does know how to Q and treat fishes before being released for sale to public. I got ICH in my tank now too and it took out several of my fishes already. Learning a very painful lesson and will definately Q any new fishes for at least 2 weeks to monitor the health status before they are introduced to the main tank. Planning to leave my main tank empty of fishes for at least a month to ensure that its ich free. painful and sian but i guess its the only way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I think 2 months to be safer! Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted March 20, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 20, 2004 Thats the ultimate test of patience :-) 2 months without buying anytime and looking at fishless tank.. hehehe... we will see if i can tahan so long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weileong Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Well... for my old 100 litres tank, I really did go 2.5months w/o fish! But I made a mistake, didn't keep my 4ft fishless for another 2 months before I transfer all my stuffs over and soon the fishes also kanna ich. Now have to live with it. Luckily under control now. My 2 tangs body are very clean but once a while still see one or two dots on them. I guess my mistake is not Q my new fishes. But those are from CF lei. Still dunno where those ich came from Quote Weileong's 4ft tank Part I Weileong's 4ft tank Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AlfaRomeo Posted March 20, 2004 SRC Member Share Posted March 20, 2004 well , the theory is that even LR and other corals can carry ICH into the tank so even these needs to be Q for a while before introduction into main tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Feed garlic everyday. It helps alot. Ocean Nutrition Formula 2 got incorporate garlic. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 me using melafix + garlic soaked food. quite alright, but not as effective as the potent (n killing) copper base solution/fresh water soaked method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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