itch/white spot dilema

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by jeth1979, Apr 20, 2010.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. jeth1979

    jeth1979 Flamingo Tongue

    Joined:
    Jan 31, 2009
    Messages:
    110
    Location:
    guildford ,surrey,se uk
    ok boys and girls,just a nice quick query for you all.........basically i have just been admiring my tank(about an hour ago actually) and discovered the fish are showing early signs of white spot!/itch!!!! so heres my asap question....... DOES ANYBODY KNOW HOW LONG THE EGG/BUG/tomite? CAN LIVE FOR ONCE OFF THE FISH(in the substrate etc?)??:confused:

    this will help me decide whether to take all fish out into another tank,or perhaps take the corals out instead!!!thanks everyone,any quick help appreciated!!
     
    jeth1979, Apr 20, 2010
    jeth1979, Apr 20, 2010
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. ReefWizard

    ReefWizard Coral Banded Shrimp

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2010
    Messages:
    368
    Location:
    Somerville, MA
    ReefWizard, Apr 20, 2010
    ReefWizard, Apr 20, 2010
    #2
  3. Toronto_Guy

    Toronto_Guy Fire Shrimp

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2010
    Messages:
    300
    Location:
    Toronto, Canada.
    It can take 8 weeks for your tank to clear of ich.

    Garlic works to boost the fish's immune system. I also use Selcon, and love it. It helped my Hippo finally break the ich cycle.

    I'm of the school of thought that it's better to keep the fish in the tank and feed it with garlic and selcon. The stress of moving the fish to a QT tank may do more harm than good in some cases. Imagine my 6" hippo in a small tank.

    In any event, marine ich isn't quite as bad as freshwater ich, so don't panic.
     
    Toronto_Guy, Apr 21, 2010
    Toronto_Guy, Apr 21, 2010
    #3
  4. Bunner

    Bunner Bubble Tip Anemone

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2008
    Messages:
    684
    Location:
    Ontario, Canada
    IME a well fed previously healthy fish will be fine. i have had 3 different fish get it and all survived with no supplemental garlic etc.
     
    Bunner, Apr 21, 2010
    Bunner, Apr 21, 2010
    #4
  5. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

    Joined:
    Oct 4, 2009
    Messages:
    1,050
    Location:
    Sao Paulo, Brazil
    I also supplemented with garlic before and it took care of it after a few weeks. Good luck!
     
    Pelado, Apr 21, 2010
    Pelado, Apr 21, 2010
    #5
  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Sep 10, 2003
    Messages:
    7,172
    Location:
    America
    I believe in garlic as a hunger stimulant. I don't believe in garlic as an ich killer. (Do some research on how unstable Allicin is and you won't either). However, if you have a garlic press and make your own garlic juice and IMMEDIATELY soak food in it, there's some medicinal use to it.

    Quarantining all new fish and keeping your fish healthy is your best defense. That means feeding quality foods, soaking them in HUFAs and vitamins, and keeping good water parameters. Proper storage of dessicated foods (flakes, pellets, freeze-dried, etc) is important too. They should not be kept in a humid environment like your stand. They should be kept in your freezer.
     
    inwall75, Apr 21, 2010
    inwall75, Apr 21, 2010
    #6