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Old 09-07-2007, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by i2as kass View Post
Possible solutions for curing Ich include Garlic, Copper treatment in a quarantine tank and an increase in Aminoacids/Proteins in the diet (Ich really only affects fish which are stressed out and are lacking the vital slime coat that protects them from infection). Of course you should treat the underlying problem promptly, I dont know alot about your system but if there is more than 1 tang in a tank smaller than 150G right there problems can arise from the natural territoral aspect of the Acanthurus species. Not to act as the "Tang Police" but does this not specificly show that any type of tang in small tank will be more prone to infection?
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Originally Posted by reef_raf View Post
Ok, my thoughts on treating ich (like anyone cares) If a fish gets ich it's mostly likely due to stress of one sort or another. Trying to catch said fish and put it in a hospital tank is going to do nothing good for the stress level. This is assuming a reef tank with lots of places to hide and snag nets, etc.
One needs to accurately/honestly assess the cause of said stress and alleviate it immediately.
Now, a healthy well fed fish is going to be better able to fight off the stress and therefore the disease/parasite/nasty things better.
So, if it were me, as soon as I see any outbreak of bad in my tank, I feed a higher protien diet (PE mysis is my favorite) as well as soaking nori in freshly squeezed garlic oil. You do this by crushing fresh garlic and rubbing the nori through the pulp until it's soaked (this is where the soaked part comes in). Feed as much as the fish will eat until it appears bored of eating nd remove leftover nori so it doesn't pollute tank.

Now *IF* the fish is already in a bare tank, then go ahead with hyposalinity/copper/voodoo, whatever works and is recommended by the masses. I've never gone that route, but haven't had lots of need to treat fish. Just my 2 cents, yes, Rob, I know you think I'm nuts.
Great minds think alike ... Or read the same info off Canreef
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