Very Bad Ick - Copper not working!!

Stop Parasite!!!

:duh: I don't want to keep beating a dead horse but if you want to get rid of ick I have the cure.....Over a month ago I was frantic to save the pride of my tank.....a 5 inch Purple Tang.....The ick was all over him....I went to the LFS & they sold me copper....I went to another store & got a product called "STOP PARASITES" by Chem Marin......I came home & got on the internet to research my purchases.....I decided I definately DID NOT want to use copper....I was afraid to use the Stop Parasites since I have a reef tank....I didn't want to use a QT....If Quarrantine = stress ....& stress = outbreak of ick .....It was bad enough already......It was 10:30 PM on a Sunday night & my fish was grey, listing to one side & covered with the tell tale white spots.....I decided to call the phone # on the internet (570-602-4253) AND COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY (AL CIANNELLI) ANSWERED THE PHONE!!!!!! He talked me through it....asked a lot of questions & made recommendations how to treat....The instructions said treat 2 times a day for 5 days....My Tang still had ick after 5 days but was noticably better....Al CALLED ME numerous times to ask how the Tang was....Finally, after 16 days of treatments he is CURED!!!!! That was a couple weeks ago....There have been NO more spots....I have held off writing because I wanted to be sure the ick wouldn't cycle back, but I assure you it is GONE!!!!! If I had followed the 5 day plan he wouldn"t have been cured completely, but with the persistance of Al monitoring my progress and continuing the treatments for a longer time. I couldn't be happier, IT WORKED!!!! In todays world of terrible service I couldn't believe that Al cared enough to stick with me & cure my Tang til the spots were gone......I can easily say that Al provided the BEST customer service that I have ever experienced....If you have ick.....here's the CURE!!!!
 
WOW! I am gonna write down that Al fellers name and number. I will use him for any problems I have in the future. I would still try the natural cures before chemicals. I bet you Al would agree.
 
His product is all natural, it has a pepper base of some sort but the ingredients are not on the bottle.....He told me that other companies have tried to match the formula & can't get it right.....Kent Marine tried to buy him out but he is a hands on type of producer so he won't list ingredients for fear of them figuring out the ingredients.. This product also stops other parasites besides ich....It also protected the other fish in my tank from getting infected, I even bought some new fish during the treatment because the stress of being moved could have caused an outbreak on them....
 
DO NOT use copper or copper containing products in a fish tank.

Copper not only kills invertibrates,it also kills fish,and you can never completely get copper out of a fish tank.

Salt and heat is the way to go if you want to kill ich.
 
68551 :dance: i'm not a guy with the problem, but i wanted to thank u for sharing your exp. i will keep in mind for myself. i did p.m. to Rightnow about u and what worked for u and i really hope that Rightnow will let us know how everything is going soon. i really would like to know how's everything. he's been quiet, so i hope his fish are o.k.
 
Thank you BadRoma1!!!!! I probably should have written sooner but as you know...ich can re-cycle & I didn't want to be overly hopeful....I hope he gets back to us too, I would like to know how his fish are doing & what he DID end up using to cure them...68551....Sue
 
BadRoma1 said:
68551 :dance: i'm not a guy with the problem, but i wanted to thank u for sharing your exp. i will keep in mind for myself. i did p.m. to Rightnow about u and what worked for u and i really hope that Rightnow will let us know how everything is going soon. i really would like to know how's everything. he's been quiet, so i hope his fish are o.k.
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O.M.G. I hope the guy with the ick problem did not end up getting ick himself..... :sick: .....................stranger things have happened
 
Lots of folks seem to be suggesting salt that will work but, there is an issue. Please, don't attempt hypo salinity in a reef tank! It will kill you corals a lot faster than it will kill your ich. I also agree with everyone else about the copper even a trace amount will nuke a reef . It often times will remain in lethal dosage even after the removal of all substraights etc.
These problems can all be avoided with a hospital tank. The set up should be fairly inexpensive if you only use it for new introductions. In cases where you have an entire tank issue I'd get a sponge filter, appropriate sized rubbermaid container and a heater and use it for any treatments. Always keep a sponge or two read in you main tanks sump or hidden away somewhere.
That won't work if you have other issues that would require anti-biotics but, it would keep your tank much better shape. If you're ever in a situation where you needed to remove all fish please continue to feed the tank so as to keep up your bacterial population.
my 2 cents worth
 
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