Miss my puffer
10-26-2003, 7:46 AM
My saltwater tank recently came down with ich and unfortunatly I lost two of the three fish I had (one was my puffer I had for three years). The only thing in there now is a snowflake eel who does not look sick. Do eels get ich? If not then how long should I wait to start introducing fish again? I've been treating the tank with greenex (a invert safe ich medicine).
MonoSebaelover
10-26-2003, 8:14 AM
Welcome to Aquaria Central. Eels can not get ich due to their skin type. It is not a smart idea to treat your display tank with any kind of medicine, there are better and more efficient ways to do it. How long ago did they die? Generally wait 3 weeks after the last of ich has been spotted (in this case 3wks after your fish died). If I were you I would do some water changes to get the get the meds out. Eels generally don't accept the presence of medicines. Anyway, hope this helps and sorry about your Puffer.