My main tank never had any ich in it because I always quarantine. that fish showed ich right at the begining and it was in the QT from day one, never in my display tank. Since that QT was empty and it was started with water from a frag tank that had no fish in it for 5 months, it is obvious that the fish had ich when I bought it.
This is a good exemple where quarantine can save a lot of hassle.
I am aware that the main tank must remain fishless for at least 6 weeks when you get ich in it, but so far so good, I have never seen it in my main tank and I will try to keep it that way. I am not putting that tang in my display tank until I am 100% sure it does not have ich any longer.
I know that the ich attached to the fish is protected, but I am worried that it got worse. Probably it is because the salinity was not all the way to 1.09 until today?
As for Paragard, it is supposed to be ok to use in lower salinity. I did half dose just to see if the fish would be stressed but no sign of stress and they are still eating good. I just want to make sure this don't fail.
Just wondering, why not use KH buffer? because that's what I used as a buffer as my ph seem stable for the past week. Also I use a skimmer 24/7 and although it does not skimm much, it does aerate the water well and keep the PH higher. So why can't I use Kent KH buffer?
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Originally Posted by Myka
Ya, this should work for you. Personally, I wouldn't do hyposalinity and medication since that is quite stressful imo. Hyposalinity is a more natural treatment, so medicating on top makes the hypo a moot point. You should notice a difference in the next couple days. Also, be aware that your tank needs to remain fallow (fishless) for 8 weeks for the Ich to die-off otherwise the fish will just become infected again upon reintroduction. Ich will live up to 6 weeks without a fish host.
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