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I have invertebrates in my tank however i cannot put them or my fish in my QT because it is not big enough for all of them. Is there anyway to treat it and not harm my invertebrates? I know that you can do hyposalinity. What about chemicals? I know there is Kordon Ich Attack which i heard works great but causes algae blooms. If there is nothing else I can do then I can handle the algae blooms. Is there anything else I can do? Do U/V sterilizers kill free swimming Ich? If it does then should I invest one?
 
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I've used Ich Attack about a year ago when a clown brought ick into my tank. Needless to say I didn't QT it first. The clown didn't make it, but my hermits, snails and goby were fine. It stinks and really funks up your tank, but it was the only option I had at the time. I couldn't do hypo with my inverts, but I did raise my temp a little.

I do have a QT now, so I would never treat my main tank again, but I didn't have any adverse reactions. Just be prepaired for algae and plenty of water changes afterwards.
 
Also, is the stuff to treat bacterial infections safe for invertebrates because i heard you should treat for bacterial infections while treating ich. I had a fish a long time ago that developed ich after I bought it and stupidly I didnt have a QT at the time. I imediately went out and bought one. I had the fish in it for a month and used Mardel Coppersafe and after the spots went away I left him in there for few weeks more. He died not long after I put him back into the main tank so I was thinking that he developed a bacterial infection and I dont want that to happen again.
 
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I would not use Ich attack in your display tank. Anything that does what that does to a tank wouldn't be welcome in my display. As Grins said, I'd get a bigger qt and move them there for treatment. Make sure you leave the display fallow (without fish hosts) for at least 6 weeks to ensure the Ich has died off. UV streilisers will kill the free swimming stage of ich but it's definitely not a guarenteed cure and not worth the money imo.
 
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