All the fish are dead or pretty much dead:(

Redrover · #1 08-20-2007, 05:21 PM

I have herd that giving corals a freshwater dip...try the internet for info on your problem...hope all turns out.

Captainhemo · #2 08-20-2007, 06:21 PM

If you can get the fish out and into quantine, try and do it in a barebottom tank with some pieces of pvc piipe. Do a good water change every nitght, clean the pepes, and clean the tank bottom.
Keep all fish out of the main infected tank for at least a month, even 5 or 6 weeks to be sure, the icks life/reproduction cycle will last up to a month. Don't give the ick a host , break its life cycle.
There is quite a few good papers out there with lots of good info (google). I had a great link but am having trouble finding it. Will post if I can locate it.

findingnemo1 · #3 08-20-2007, 06:26 PM

Thanks everyone. They are in a hospital tank but apparently what i am doing is not working as they keep dying anyways. I have thrown the u.v on the main display to try and help kill any that are in there. And the fish we'll i guess all i can do is sit and watch them dye. I have put the copper in but it doesn't appear to be helping. I checked the copper levels and they are sitting at optimum treatment levels so it should be working. I wonder if they are all just to far gone???

The regal is the only one that looks okay. I may move her back into the main display and hope that she makes it. Maybe the hiding spots will be less sressful for her and maybe she will fight it.

I don't know

I am at a loss.

Captainhemo · #4 08-20-2007, 07:01 PM

This is an exellent article; Anyone trying to battle ich should take the time to read and digest the following:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...ture/index.php

Great info
HTH

fishytime · #5 08-20-2007, 10:03 PM

Um .... I thought ick was allways present in the tank? Its when a fish becomes stressed or weak that the parasite can take hold. Am I wrong?

SJSobczyk · #6 08-20-2007, 10:15 PM

It sounds strange but the best thing i have done is let the fish battle the ick out. I have never removed a fish or treated it for ick, rather hoping it wins the battle itself. To this point in my fish keeping i have not lost one. I think the benefit is that you do not put more stress on a fish that is already stressed.

Just my opinion

Steve

marie · #7 08-20-2007, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishytime

Um .... I thought ick was allways present in the tank? Its when a fish becomes stressed or weak that the parasite can take hold. Am I wrong?

It is possible to have an ich free tank, it just takes a bit of extra work on the hobbiests part to keep it that way

Der_Iron_Chef · #8 08-20-2007, 10:55 PM

I know this is controversial and not proven by any stretch, but have you tried soaking the food in garlic?

findingnemo1 · #9 08-20-2007, 11:53 PM

I have

They are always feed garlic and selcon soaked foods.

So the update. I have now lost my 6 line and skunk clown. So i am left with the flagfin, regal angel, and the cleaner wrasse. I dumped all the water in the hospital tank. Put in new stuff and tried seachems paraguard. We'll low and behold the breathing slowed down and they are eating dinner. soooo i don't know what it is or what it was but i am crossing fingers as to maybe i will beat this.
Although the rest i will truly miss as they all had great personality this regal angel is one i do not want to lose. Not your typical regal and has ate from day one. Eats everything and anything. And after losing one regal to not eating i think that losing her will throw me over the edge...

So thank-you for all the support and suggestions and hopefully this will be it

And to note this is one mean strain of ick. I have fought ick and brooke before but nothing compares to this. I have read that there were mean cases of it going around but my god.My total lose ended up being 6 in 3 days. And what is odd is when the 2 anthias went they went at pretty much the same time. They both ate dinner and 30 min later both were together in the back side by side dead.They were a couple for 18 months as they were 2 of my first fish in my 130.

Sorry for going on its funny how attached to your fish you become.

It is a sad day at our house

Thanks again everyone.

Salmon King · #10 08-25-2007, 06:02 AM

It could be velvet.If it is once it gets in the gills its to late.The only other thing that makes a fish breath hard is amonia witch burns the gills.Garlic is a wise tale.Ask any marine bioligist