how can I cure ICK

Melt · 02-07-2005, 11:22 PM

I have a purple and hippo tang for over a year and half with no problems..last week I added 3 chromis and an aglea blenny in my tank..and now my two tang have ick..

I start socking the food in garlic xtreme. what else can I do to help my two kids(tangs)...

without removing them because as you know NYC=small APT. no room for a next tank(hospital)

rickytsui · 02-07-2005, 11:25 PM

well i use kick-inh is a treatment for ich and is reef save i used sooo many time

Mantis806 · 02-07-2005, 11:31 PM

kick ick + garlic worked pretty well for me too, but the ick will be in your system forever if you don't let the tank go fishless so the ick can cycle and die. i had to use kick ick a whole bunch of times in a row. basically for like a month and a half straight. i guess it helped my tang keep the ick away while the immune system got stronger from the garlic? i dunno, i'm guessing. but i'm treating all my fishes with hypo salinity still, it's working great. i've been doing it for the last 2 months now and they all seem fine. i'm only using a small 10 gallon with the minimal requirements for fish survival. i bought a hippo from fishtown with ich and an all scratched up belly. now it looks fine and it's all healing nicely. hth.

rickytsui · 02-07-2005, 11:35 PM

well u can use uv to kill off the ick thats in the system

Melt · 02-07-2005, 11:36 PM

where can I get this Kick -ick from locally

rickytsui · 02-07-2005, 11:39 PM

is everywhere i got my from fishtown or u can try petland

House of Laughter · 02-08-2005, 11:00 PM

lower your lighting cycle as well - the ich loves the light and multiplies that way

House

jreef · 02-09-2005, 05:06 PM

Happy fish and garlic doesn't hurt. I think Ick is generally in most systems but is exacerbated when the fish are stressed out(overcrowding etc..). I tried everything and although soaking food in garlic seemed to work, it may have been coincidence. Kick-Ick seemed like a money pit and didn't cure the problem (which BTW was years ago, haven't seen any ick in a very long time). Additionally, cleaners also are helpful.

GQ22 · 02-09-2005, 05:14 PM

try skunk (cleaner shrimps) if you dont have predatory fish. i have a blue hippo as well that had a slight ick problem at one point. The cleaner shrimp cleaned him up nicely.

ctxmonitor · 02-09-2005, 09:37 PM

hi guys, when you mean sock in garlic, do you mean fresh garlic that you buy from the food market??

02-08-2005, 11:00 PM	#7
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02-09-2005, 05:06 PM	#8
jreef Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Manhattan Posts: 127 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (0)	Happy fish and garlic doesn't hurt. I think Ick is generally in most systems but is exacerbated when the fish are stressed out(overcrowding etc..). I tried everything and although soaking food in garlic seemed to work, it may have been coincidence. Kick-Ick seemed like a money pit and didn't cure the problem (which BTW was years ago, haven't seen any ick in a very long time). Additionally, cleaners also are helpful. __________________ 225g starphire w/3 400 10ks 2 96w PCs 2 Tunze stream 6100s MTC Pro Cal

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02-07-2005, 11:22 PM	#1
Melt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brooklyn Posts: 484 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (0)	I have a purple and hippo tang for over a year and half with no problems..last week I added 3 chromis and an aglea blenny in my tank..and now my two tang have ick.. I start socking the food in garlic xtreme. what else can I do to help my two kids(tangs)... without removing them because as you know NYC=small APT. no room for a next tank(hospital)

02-07-2005, 11:25 PM	#2
rickytsui Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ny Posts: 797 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	well i use kick-inh is a treatment for ich and is reef save i used sooo many time

02-07-2005, 11:31 PM	#3
Mantis806 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Queens Posts: 267 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	kick ick + garlic worked pretty well for me too, but the ick will be in your system forever if you don't let the tank go fishless so the ick can cycle and die. i had to use kick ick a whole bunch of times in a row. basically for like a month and a half straight. i guess it helped my tang keep the ick away while the immune system got stronger from the garlic? i dunno, i'm guessing. but i'm treating all my fishes with hypo salinity still, it's working great. i've been doing it for the last 2 months now and they all seem fine. i'm only using a small 10 gallon with the minimal requirements for fish survival. i bought a hippo from fishtown with ich and an all scratched up belly. now it looks fine and it's all healing nicely. hth.

02-07-2005, 11:35 PM	#4
rickytsui Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ny Posts: 797 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	well u can use uv to kill off the ick thats in the system

02-07-2005, 11:36 PM	#5
Melt Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: brooklyn Posts: 484 Reefer Ratings: (10) Friends: (0)	where can I get this Kick -ick from locally

02-07-2005, 11:39 PM	#6
rickytsui Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: ny Posts: 797 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (0)	is everywhere i got my from fishtown or u can try petland

02-09-2005, 05:14 PM	#9
GQ22 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jersey City Posts: 896 Reefer Ratings: (19) Friends: (0)	try skunk (cleaner shrimps) if you dont have predatory fish. i have a blue hippo as well that had a slight ick problem at one point. The cleaner shrimp cleaned him up nicely.

02-09-2005, 09:37 PM	#10
ctxmonitor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,832 Reefer Ratings: (11) Friends: (0)	hi guys, when you mean sock in garlic, do you mean fresh garlic that you buy from the food market??