hippo dies to ich

[xtreme]

Naesco, I'm just curious why you say to avoid cleaner wrasse?

[BCOrchidGuy]

Cleaner shrimp do well in small groups, they'll breed and provide planktonic food for fish and corals. A lot of people say garlic doesn't work, there is evidence to support this if you look around. I've had reasonable luck with garlic, the idea makes sense to me, feed the fish garlic, the garlic comes out in their waste, (salt water fish don't pee they osmoregulate), the garlic isn't nice for the parasite so it drops off. I learned the hard way about QTing fish and I strongly recommend a QT tank, even if it's just for a week or so to observe your fish. The ich may have manifested itself simply from the stress of a tank change, Tangs are notorious for it. I would QT any tang before putting it in my display tank, other fish (hardy) I've put in with out problems but really, I should QT.

Douglas

[Whatigot]

selcon, selcon, selcon...
It's the robitussin for fish.

[e46er]

ok thanks for the reply guys
ive got an old 20G i can use for a QT tank
also ill grab some selcon this weekend

[freddy]

Have a 46gallon softie tank ,coral beauty,tomato clown,bicolour dottyback,neon dottyback ich wiped them out exept coral beauty doing great 2 days later died letting tank run empty for 6weeks,from now on I will always quarantine.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by xtreme

Naesco, I'm just curious why you say to avoid cleaner wrasse?

Expert authors say they don't survive in our tanks. They are likely missing something in their diet. There is a bill before the Hawaiian Senate to prohibit the capture of the Hawaiian ones.
They are better off in the ocean doing the good job they do. The gobies and the shrimp are the better option