Ick Problem HELP!!!!

I purchased a percula clownfish on thursday to replace one that just died for no reason tested water was fine took it to my lfs and he said was fine must have just been the stress as i picked him up about the day that the lfs got him that was about 10 days from last thursday, since i got this new percula on sunday i noticed that my blue hippo tang had some white spots and looked like ick, this morning my royal gramma and the percula that i got on thursday has a few white spots, the hippo has more, i raised the temp to 82-83ish was at 78-79ish. I went to work and was on a job site near my lfs so i went there and the guy sold me Kick Ick as the only other thing he had was one with copper. any expierence with this product and and suggestions??? i do not have a qt setup at this time, will def get one setup as soon as i can. I think at this time it is too late anyway for a qt as the whole tank but one percula and a stripe goby is fine.

 

Is your tank a Fish only tank? We have used Kick Ich and Rally together in a Fish Only Tank and it worked great. I have heard from some that it worked great and others that it did not work. It has worked for us everytime in both fresh and salt tanks....Rally will help with any problems that may occur from the depressed immune system that can be caused by Ich.

A little garlic in their food will also help to boost their immune system.

Good luck...I know how stressful these things are...Karma to you...

 

No it's a reef tank. The lfs guy said you don't need to use garlic only if they seem to not be eating but all the fish are swimming around and eating as normal.

 

Gradually reduce the salinity of your tank to 1.012 or so for a short period of time. This should help with the ich problem then you can raise your salinity back up slowly again once the ich has subsided!!!!

 

copper kills reefs!!!!dont use itif you dont want tings to die.go for the garlic and raise the temp.if youcan find a neo goby(6-10 bucks)buy one nice looking fish and entertaining eats ick.but copper based products kills reefs.but also i have never used that before.

 

Ditto...

Make sure water conditions are pristine...do water changes till they are. Keep temp's as stablized as you can.

Good Luck.

 

ich attack , used once, worked really well did not harm any inverts or coral. double up on water changes

 

IMO your lfs guy is way wrong..use the garlic..not the stuff in a bottle as after shelf time it lose's it zest and is pretty much a waste..real clove garlic. try making your own food.even base it on what u have in your tank. shrimp mussle pretty much anything from ur local grocery store except any oily fish ( aka salmon etc) add some nori, clam,crab and 4-5 cloves of garlic ( big garlic peel off 4 or 5 smaller cloves) and process it very very mushily add some tank water to help with the consistancy, grab a zip lock pour mush in. spread evenly in the ziplock and freeze..when u want to feed. break a peice of and chuck it in the tank..garlic is a natural immune builder ( live on an organic dairy farm we deal in herbology this is how i know this) good to go..HTH..good luck..

 

Would not hurt to soak their food in Vit C also. I soak my food for about 20 min is both and have never had a problem with Ick.

 

Saltwater Ich and Garlic - Aquarium Fish Diseases Ick

By: Terry D. Bartelme


"...I got a mental picture of Dracula the first time I heard of using garlic as a medication to combat saltwater ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) infections. Silver bullets, holy crosses, wooden stakes and garlic cloves have all been used to ward off some of the most hideous monsters ever seen in horror movies. The mere mention of any of these four evil-fighting "weapons" makes me think of how excited I would get to see the old horror films. Well, vampires are a sort of a parasite, aren't they? Could we say that the tiny parasite that causes saltwater ich is just a little fish vampire?


Seriously, Cryptocaryon irritans infections (saltwater ich) are no laughing matter. This parasite probably kills more captive marine fish than any other pathogen. Any tool that can be used effectively to combat an infection is valuable. Many of the therapies that are consistently effective involve the use of copper-based medications or manipulating the salinity of the water. However, neither of these methods can be used in the presence of live rock, live sand or invertebrates. When copper and calcareous materials come into contact, a chemical reaction takes place that binds them together. This removes the copper from solution, rendering it ineffective. The copper can then later be released by the live rock and sand back into the water and copper is highly toxic to invertebrates..."


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