[joseney21]

CTXMONITOR-i believe they mean garlic extract. it's sold in pet stores, i assume.

i just got the ick problem after buying some fish from fishtown, i guess it comes with the price.i will continue to buy fish from them, but will now have a quarintine tank(which i should've had from the start)for my fish where i will treat any new arrivals with copper and praziquantel for fourty days. that's the suggested amount of time treatment should last, based on the ich thread on RC, recommnended by one reefer (sounds knowledgeable).i'll post my results here.

[marrone]

When you get fish in you should place them in a quartine tank but only treat them with copper if they show signs of dieases. If there isn't anything wrong with the fish your only going to stress them out even more by treating them with copper.

You can get garlic extract at any of the health store like GNC or you can use real garlic cloves, either way make sure you use plastic gloves as your hands are going to smell.

[mshur]

leon,
man,i told u dont worry.just feed the fish....
and ,please dont put any chemicals in ur tank....

mike,

[joseney21]

well, the reason i say i will treat all my fish in the future is because according to the thread ick and many other diseases may not be visible but are still present. alot of people do it with sps to keep red bugs out, they do and interceptor dip and quarantine just to be careful.the guy that suggested the treatment on the thread handles a very large quantity of fish on a frequent basis, and i know i don't come anything close to the volume he handles, but i just think, personally, i will play it safe from now on.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[marrone]

If you leave the fish in the quartine tank the for 2-4 weeks you will notice if the fish has ich anyway for 6-8 days as the ich will cycle though and you'll see it on the fish or the fish will show signs it has it.

People are treating sps for bugs is because they're so small you can notice them until quite away after placing them in your tank.

Also just because you read it on RC doesn't mean it's correct. There is no reason to treat fish with copper unless they have ich.

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[rickytsui]

so what do u dit the sps with?

	SPS Small Polyped Scleractinians - Sometimes known as Small Polyped Stony corals. These are hard corals that have extremely small polyps. They are typically on the difficult side and require Metal Halide lighting or dense Power Compact or T5 arrays. These corals are prized for their rareness and ability to be easily fragged into multiple colonies.

[joseney21]

i've never done it,and don't see myself doing it in the near future, but some dip in interceptor....

[Tiger Lily]

Well, on another board I am on, they recommend upping the temp to 82 degrees. This makes the ich cycle out completely in like 3 days. It also won't harm the corals and stuff if you move it up 1 degree every 12 hours or so. Everyone on this other list swears by it.

I also started keeping my tank at that temp and have never had it since.

HTH,
Anne

[Melt]

update .I sock food in garlic xtrem and it's 80% better..the purple is bout 95% I use ot only feed once a day .now I increase to twice with the garlic

[jhale]

guys I'm going through this now, i got ich by not quarantining coral, I'm going to take all the fish out and keep them in a hospital tank for eight weeks. Read these articles, they will tell you everything you need to know. then you can make up your mind how you want to treat for it. there are a bunch of options.

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...marineich.html

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.htm

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-1...ture/index.htm

[ February 21, 2005, 01:15 AM: Message edited by: jhale ]