Thank gosh for QT tanks...

FeatherDuster

FeatherDuster

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About two weeks ago I got a flame angel and placed him in a QT tank. I wasn't going to chance anything since I heard they can be ich carriers when you first introduce them. Apparently they get stressed very easily.

Surprise, surprise, it seemed like he developed ich over night the first day. I lowered the salt levels over a course of three days and there has been no visible signs after day 5 (i understand the parasite could still be there). Although I wish he would eat more.

Should I keep my current salinity levels or should I start to raise it again? And how long should I wait before I add him to the display tank?

Also, is there anything I can do to increase his appetite? I have tried all the food I have available. Which was brine shrimp, mynis shrimp, cyto, garlic soaked pellets, nori, and flake food.
 
Thanks for the link. I actually have the hyposalinity down pat. I would just like some suggestions on when I should return my levels to normal. My angel appears to be ich free for past 9 days, but I am worried about leaving the flame angel in such low salinity for too long.
 
nycsicktank said:
hypo for 6-8 weeks. after you should do fresh water drip. whats your sg?
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Hmmm 6-8 seems a bit long. I thought 6-8 weeks was recommended for a fallow period with an infected display tank. My main tank never had ich, so its killed off in QT.

My current sg is around 1.013.
 
indeed 6-8 weeks is long. theres ich cycle where it takes 6-8 weeks to die off. lets say your flame doesnt have one right now and you put to your dt, your putting ick to your dt by putting your flame cause your flame still carries it even though you dont see them.

i believe sg needs to be under 1.010 to kill ick. mine is 1.008
 
nycsicktank said:
indeed 6-8 weeks is long. theres ich cycle where it takes 6-8 weeks to die off. lets say your flame doesnt have one right now and you put to your dt, your putting ick to your dt by putting your flame cause your flame still carries it even though you dont see them.

i believe sg needs to be under 1.010 to kill ick. mine is 1.008
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Doesn't the life cycle death only apply to a fallow period? Since most people can't lower their DT sg they have to do a fallow period, which means there is not hosts available for the parasite to continue its life cycle. However the lowered sg in the QT is supposed to kill the parasite entirely. Unless I am mistaken.
 
nycsicktank said:
your right but now i am confused isnt the sg suppose to be under 1.010 for ick to die?
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I believe its in the 1.007-1.014 range to effectively kill. It was previously lower the past couple of days, but it was extremely hot today. The downside of a nano tank. I am having my sister pickup some more RO water on her way home. You use up RO fairly quickly during sg changes.
 
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