Ich

[schigara]

You don't have to use water from main tank. When I hypo'd all my fish in a 29, I dropped the salinity over about a 24 hr period. With the White Face Tang, I dropped it in 12 hrs. Fish can handle the lowering of SG much better than when it is raised.

So for hypo, do I put the fish in QT filled with water out of main tank and in the course of a couple hours slowly lower the S.G., or does it take a couple days to get them acclimated to it?

 

[scottdwh]

So how do you go about taking the fish out of hypo and back into the main tank? I am guessing you just raise the sg in the QT till it matches that main tank, but how long should that process take? How long do you leave the fish in hypo before you start to raise the sg?

 

[schigara]

I keep mine at Hypo for about 4 weeks then on the 5th week I start raising the SG. I go from 1.009 to 1.026 over a period of almost 3 days.

So how do you go about taking the fish out of hypo and back into the main tank? I am guessing you just raise the sg in the QT till it matches that main tank, but how long should that process take? How long do you leave the fish in hypo before you start to raise the sg?

 

[Grins]

Not everyone has the space for a quarantine tank.

If you don't have the space for a 10g qt tank, you don't have the space for a display tank.

 

[Grins]

I Just talked to a Marine Bioligist From My LFS and they said Ich is always in the tank. Theres really nothing we can do.

I'd suggest your marine biologist talk to his/her peers in the field as many if not most would likely disagree with them.

 

[Grins]

Hm, my thoughts are if someone doesn't have room for a 10 g tank (heck, smaller depending on the kind of fish, it's not ideal but it can be done in temporary situations), they're either making excuses up or, honestly aren't in a position to have a tank. If someone wants to QT, there can always be found room. Aside from, maybe hoarders.

I completely agree, especially since a QT doesn't need to be kept running when not in use.

 

[Grins]

I get all of my livestock from a wholesaler in LA. To prevent disease, they ship their critters in hyposaline water @ 1.012-1.014. I've never had any inverts arrive dead. For extra measure the fish are also treated with copper.

On a side note, a local marine biologist has done several studies one of which was in regards to inverts hosting ich. He has suggested that crabs and hermits CAN host parasites such as ich in the joints of their appendages. This is why I would also treat the inverts.

If you want to treat your inverts that way fine, but I stand by what I said and discourage others from doing it, especially newbies that might unfortunately take anything any of us writes as gospel without researching it further.

 

[bdavis27701]

I'd suggest your marine biologist talk to his/her peers in the field as many if not most would likely disagree with them.

Heres one for you Grins,
I have had my tank up and running for 2 years now. Nothing new has been added recently and one of my clown fish was covered in ick the other day. The clowns have been in there for two years- where did the ick come from?

 

[Grins]

The ich was introduced to your tank at some point. It doesn't magically appear.

 

[bdavis27701]

The ich was introduced to your tank at some point. It doesn't magically appear.

My point is your slamming someone for not having a quarantine tank but my fish got ick after being in a tank for 2 years. Quarantening fish doesn't mean you will never get parasites such as ick.