Sick coral beauty...could be ick

[MikeP]

[quote=danny zubot]hyposalinity treatment. QUOTE]
How do I do this?

[muck]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=22013


The last 2 articles should be of interest to you.

[danny zubot]

I knew you'd ask that. You should read up on it before attempting, but I'll give you the low-down.

Place ALL fish (because they will all be carriers even though they may not show symtoms) into Q-tank.

Gradually decrease the salinity over a few days (maybe a week, i can't remember). This is done with small water changes. Stop when you get to 9-11 ppt (again I don't remember) All inverts including parasites will begin to die off at around 19 ppt

You will actually notice the ick fall off of the fish and die. Leave salinity at the low level for a couple days, then very slowly increase the salinity back up to desired level.

I did mine over 6 weeks because that is beyond the life expectancy of the ick in their dormant state.

This method also benifits the fish who might be under stress from the parasites. By decreasing the salinity you are also decreasing the fish's osmotic rate, essentially making it easier for them to breath.

Be careful though, some fish will not tolerate lower salinity levels. And please read up on it before attampting, I'm second guessing the numbers above even as I write this.

[Skimmer Juice]

The fish can be as healthy as possible.If you add a fish that is untreated this can get all your fish sick.So make sure you treat every fish for ich before adding it.Even if it has no sign of disease.Some people may disagree but I have had a lot of experince with ich as my first fish was a cowfish.The best safest way is cuprimine in my opinion. As soon as I started treating my fish with it no problems.All my fish are healthy.Knock on wood.

[MikeP]

Thanks for all the help everybody.

[i have crabs]

like i stated eirlier cuprimine is the way to go for shure if your gonna treat them.hypo works also but ive found that its a lot more complicated and a bigger hassle for a outcome thats a lot worse,ive never had a fish die from the cuprimine treatment but have lost a few to hypo

[howdy20012002]

just wanted to add..if u do QT them and treat them. It is pointless to do so unless u leave the tank that they are in empty for at least a month. The ich will just go dormant until there is a host. I think the cycle is actually 28 days...but I would go 6 weeks just to make sure that there isn't anything left.

[goby1]

I have a FOWLR tank and I bought a keyhole angel that had ich which spread to one of my clown fish. I caught it early and used the product Kick Ich (which is sold as a reef safe product) and it worked for me. I didn't see any negative effects on anything in my tank. Just MHO, it worked for me and I'd use it again if I had to.

[danny zubot]

I caught it early and used the product Kick Ich (which is sold as a reef safe product) and it worked for me.

This is the first testomony I've ever heard that Kick Ich works. I've used it before with no luck.

[howdy20012002]

If that is the one that uses pepper..I had no joy with that either.
Neal