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81828
05-09-2007, 10:58 AM
I have a 125G FOWLR with nitrates at 0.0 and nitrites at 0.0. Among other fish I have a Red Emperor Snapper and a Blonde Naso. The Snapper tries to pick on the Naso, but since teh Naso is twice his size he usually just gets tail whipped and leaves the Naso alone.

About 2 weeks ago the Naso tailwhipped a hole into the Snapper's left eye. The eye gets swollen, but it stayed clear so I just waited for the sweling to go down. I went out of town last weekend and when I came home on Monday he had Ich. I gave him a freshwater dip and set him up in a QT. I put in some Epson Salt and Kick Ich. Woke up this morning and now his other eye is starting to pop. Obviously he now has a secondary infection and the stress of moving hasn't helped him. Is there a medicine that I can add to fight the popeye without overmedicating him seeing that he has Epson Salt and Kick Ich already in the QT?

Any advice is appreciated. Thanks,

5xevy
05-09-2007, 11:19 AM
Hi there and welcome!

Please see post #10 on this thread:

http://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=127007

Should tell you everything you need to know. Depending on if or how you want to treat, I would personally stop the Kick Ich if dosing with another med. I would also hold off on the epsom for now although I'm not familiar with seeing that used in marine aquariums.