Solutions for marine ich??

[Flushtown Reefer]

Just do the hyposalinity and 9 weeks QT. Rid your system of the ich. Keep 2 QT tanks, one for fish and the other for corals/inverts/rocks. Everytime you get a fish or coral, put them in the respective QT tanks for 9 weeks (also observe for other pests) before putting them into your main system and you should be ich/pest free (ideally cause there are those instances when pests still make it through).

 

[brunoboarder2444]

Just do the hyposalinity and 9 weeks QT. Rid your system of the ich. Keep 2 QT tanks, one for fish and the other for corals/inverts/rocks. Everytime you get a fish or coral, put them in the respective QT tanks for 9 weeks (also observe for other pests) before putting them into your main system and you should be ich/pest free (ideally cause there are those instances when pests still make it through).

+1 only way to rid tank of ich permanently

 

[kres1024]

Not everyone is able to do hypo,copper,or tank transfer method!
So medicated food is only other option

 

[brunoboarder2444]

Not everyone is able to do hypo,copper,or tank transfer method!
So medicated food is only other option

that is true, thats why i just keep my tank healthy and i really never see ich other thanduring stressful situations such as sandy....and 0 losses from it, only loss that ive had in a year is from 1 jumper and 2 drain accidents

 

[Imbarrie]

Its the only way but you need to have three tanks running on separate systems.
The DT
The QT for fish
The QT for coral, fully lit with reef capable lighting.

This is impractical for most reefers.

 

[MikeC]

Ya and I'm still not convinced keeping a tang in a ten gal tank with weekly watter changes for two months is something I personally want to do.
In a ideal world we would all have large fish rooms and the ideal set up's:thrash:

Ps. I currently don't have a tang

 

[brunoboarder2444]

Ya and I'm still not convinced keeping a tang in a ten gal tank with weekly watter changes for two months is something I personally want to do.
In a ideal world we would all have large fish rooms and the ideal set up's:thrash:

Ps. I currently don't have a tang

personally id go with a 20 gallon rubbermaid....its light easy to store and has more space plus it could be used for other uses if you no longer need it

 

[Flushtown Reefer]

Keeping a tang in a 10 gallon tank is not ideal but not all that stressful either. At least not as stressful as ich. if you have the flu sitting in bed starving all day is not "ideal" but it's the best way to get rid of it. A QT is not a place for fish or corals to thrive. It's just a halfway house. lol

 

[MikeC]

I'm just really happy ick don't efect coral

 

[NewfiDog]

Awesome product you can double the dose if needed no effect on coral.http://www.marinedepot.com/Polyp_La...e_Medications-Polyp_Lab-PP2111-FIMEPS-vi.html

 

[kres1024]

Awesome product you can double the dose if needed no effect on coral.http://www.marinedepot.com/Polyp_La...e_Medications-Polyp_Lab-PP2111-FIMEPS-vi.html

Does not work ..it's mostly Metronidazole,which you can get in powder form and mix it to food and then feed your fish which may help better

 

[Flushtown Reefer]

Does not work ..it's mostly Metronidazole,which you can get in powder form and mix it to food and then feed your fish which may help better

I figured that didn't work just didn't want to say so since i personally never used or heard of it.. Has anyone been successful treating with something besides hypo or copper?

 

[kres1024]

I figured that didn't work just didn't want to say so since i personally never used or heard of it.. Has anyone been successful treating with something besides hypo or copper?

I've experimented with Dr.g's parasitic food with good results

 

[ducati335i]

There is no food that rids of ich to date.. Hypo/copper only options.. I've been dealing w tangs for 14 years.. I hope they do have a med or food that will do this one day but so far it's all snake oil..

 

[kres1024]

There is no food that rids of ich to date.. Hypo/copper only options.. I've been dealing w tangs for 14 years.. I hope they do have a med or food that will do this one day but so far it's all snake oil..

Dr g works as far as medicated food has Chloroquine Phosphate
Which is also used in powder form to kill ick

 

[marrone]

Chloroquine Phosphate is used to kill malaria and has been around for quite some time. It's hit or miss and no where near as effective as copper or Hypo. As for it being included in food, the problem with that is the dosages, as it all depends on how much the fish eats. If they don't eat it, then the dosage is going to be off. You'll find some people have had success with with Dr G's food, while others haven't or people have had the ich return after sometime. So, it maybe a case where it's not really Dr G's food working but something else and it just makes it look like it was Dr G's food that was doing it.

 

[kres1024]

If a person cannot do hypo copper or tank transfer method
But is gonna try with only medicated food dr g is the best bet
If used properly and the fish does eat the food it works

 

[kres1024]

And I have used Chloroquine Phosphate
To treat ick in fish that also works great but no real test out there to moniter the dosages so most people opt to use copper

 

[marrone]

Like I said, Chloroquine Phosphate isn't new and has been around for a long time, it's also used to treat malaria. It's hit or miss and doesn't work nearly as well as copper or Hypo, so most people will use either copper or Hypo. As for Dr G's food, you'll find a lot of hit or misses with it, partly because you can't measure the dosage, which is a real problem. You'll also find that some people have had relapses of ich when using it. Most of the other medicate foods don't work, as they just build up the fish immune system, which lets the fish fight off the ich, but doesn't kill the ich.

 

[kres1024]

Like I said if someone is going the medicated fish food route and isn't able to set up a qt because of space,money,time issues and wants to use medicated food dr g is the best bet..
And I know Chloroquine has been around for a long time I've been using it for 15 years
Also some people have relapses using any method for ick..