Blue Regal with ICH!

[Telford]

Thanks for all the advice so far. I've decided to leave him be for the moment. He seems to have less in the am when i first turn on the lights..?!

Der Iron Chef: Could you explain further how the garlic seaweed trick works. Where you get the seaweed, how much to use, how you soak it in garlic, where you put it in the tank, how long you put it there...and if they want parsley as well to freshen their breath. Thanks in advance.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Originally Posted by Telford

Thanks for all the advice so far. I've decided to leave him be for the moment. He seems to have less in the am when i first turn on the lights..?!

Der Iron Chef: Could you explain further how the garlic seaweed trick works. Where you get the seaweed, how much to use, how you soak it in garlic, where you put it in the tank, how long you put it there...and if they want parsley as well to freshen their breath. Thanks in advance.

You can buy the seaweed sheets (used to make sushi) at the grocery store, as long as it's unsalted/plain. You can also buy seaweed at the fish stores, but it's much more expensive for generally the same thing.

There are some prepared garlic products on the market, but I've actually chopped up fresh garlic and used that before (aka--let it juice all over the seaweed, lol).

The idea is....that most (if not all) Tangs gobble seaweed up like it's their last meal. If you don't already feed it, I suggest you start. Some people (and this is divisive...but again, it won't hurt) believe garlic to be helpful to the overall health of a fish, but also specifically to help fight ich. Again, nothing seems scientific or proven about it...but a lot of people do it. And again I say: it can't hurt.

Attach the seaweed sheets to the side of your aquarium using those cute little seaweed clips you can buy, or wrap it around a small piece of pvc with a rubber band and let it hang inside your tank. Whatever you gotta do.

Try it out. Have I said that it can't hurt?

P.S. The other fish might be thankful for a little parsley to freshen the breath. Good call. Haha.

[Drock169]

If you remove all the fish from the display, I thought you are supposed to leave the display tank fishless for 6-8 weeks (for the ich cycle to complete).

Just buy the Nori/Dried Seaweed thats sold at your LFS, take a small piece or two (the amount you think your tangs can eat), apply a few drops of Garlic Xtreme (another product you can buy at your LFS), I also add about 0.5mL of Selcon, allow the Dried Seaweed to dry, and simply use an algae clip to feed your fish. As for length of time, I leave my clip in the tank until the Nori has been eaten, which usually isnt too long. Not sure about the parsley, but I've heard of them eating broccoli.

Hopefully that helps