Hyposalinity & ick Help?

[mcsassy]

good luck. i'm currently in a similar boat as you are...i have been keeping the ich at bay the natural way, feeding my fish, keeping them healthy and they have been fighting the ich...well the only one to have it was the blue tang anyways and it seems all gone now...with the help of cleaners and a very healthy diet they can have a strong immune system and over power the ich...my theory is that once the fish are too strong for the ich to host onto them, then they will die from the lack of a nutritional source (aka host)

 

[Grins]

Interesting theory...goes against what most marine biologists say.

 

[mcsassy]

Interesting theory...goes against what most marine biologists say.

I'm making history with my radical thinking here.

 

[Robi]

Well still no luck in my treatment with hypo. My yellow tang is coverd.I checked the calibation on my refractometer it was fine . I started treatment with a product called medic basically it is crystalized peroxide salt.I did lots of research and it seemed to be used for parasite treatment in fish hatcheries.http://www.thefishsite.com/articles...o-a-marine-water-parasite-prevention-plan-ppp

 

[Batmanjay28]

I had an ich out break about a month ago. The funny thing was that only two of my fish showed signs of the infection. I then bought this product called IchAttack and my ich was gone in 2 weeks. The product was completely reef safe too, my corals and inverts did great. Though, I do not completely trust this med and I'm going to QT all my fish for 6 weeks and let my reef tank go without any fish.

I'm also doing this because I'm upgrading from a 55G reef to a 90G reef and when I start adding tangs and bigger fish into the loop of things, I don't want a giant infestation of ich in my DT. I would try and QT if I was you, it seems like the best way to go as where you stand.

By the way Grins, thanks for turning me on to QT. Your probably going to save me $$$ in fish! One question for Grins though, will my maroon clown freak out when I take him away from his nem? 6 weeks without your wife, that's a long time.

 

[BadRoma1]

please let us know how that worked for you. once again, my choice of treatment would be Sano Broad Spectrum Reef Tank Remedie, but to each his or her own. and everybody needs to stop recomending fresh water dips. it does more harm than good.

 

[Grins]

By the way Grins, thanks for turning me on to QT. Your probably going to save me $$$ in fish! One question for Grins though, will my maroon clown freak out when I take him away from his nem? 6 weeks without your wife, that's a long time.

He might pout but he'll not keel over from a broken heart.

 

[Ace25]

and everybody needs to stop recomending fresh water dips. it does more harm than good.

Well, when I see a bad experience with it I may think of not recommending it for certain things, but having seen it done about a dozen times now with 100% success I think I will trust my own eyes on that one.

It is definately not a cure all for anything, but it is a helpful step to the healing process in some fish problems.

 

[BadRoma1]

Dip or not to dip? i say Ney to FW dipping.

 

[Grins]

I have FW dipped zoas but that is it.