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[fkshiu]

Things like cleaner shrimp and UV filters may be useful in controlling, but not eliminating ich.

Not sure about red slime remover - red slime (cyanobacteria) is a bacteria. The remover works because it is an antibiotic (erythromycin). Ich is not a bacteria and therefore should not be affected by the red slime remover.

Many so called ich "cures" are only claimed to be so because the aquarist sees the telltale spots disappear after usage of said cure. As mentioned, this is most likely the parasite simply cycling into another stage of its life cycle which is microscopic. It often remains so until another breakout when the fish become stressed for whatever reason and the parasite multiplies again and becomes visible.

[rocketlily]

I am in the process of adding finally adding fish to my tank. I hope you don't mind, but I'm trying to learn how people add fish to their tanks.

You said that your tank is 5 weeks old. How many fish do you have in it. Did you quarantine any of them? How long have you had the Hippo Tang?

Sorry I'm not any help, only questions.

[pangking]

Originally Posted by rocketlily

I am in the process of adding finally adding fish to my tank. I hope you don't mind, but I'm trying to learn how people add fish to their tanks.

You said that your tank is 5 weeks old. How many fish do you have in it. Did you quarantine any of them? How long have you had the Hippo Tang?

Sorry I'm not any help, only questions.

I would like to share my experience with anyone who try to get help here, like myself.

I have 7 fishies in my 5 weeks old tank. Non of them has been quarantined, the HT was putted in my tank 1(1/2) week ago.
Please check my tank journey for' 95 gallon WAVE tank', you even can see some pics.

[lammarkk]

take him out and treat him with seachem cupramine for 14+days in a QT.

[Cougarman]

I've had better success with organicure (copper sulphate and formalin). Seams to work a little quicker than cupramine and helps guard against any secondary infections. Just my experience though, cupramine is a good product.

[BlueAbyss]

IMO, if the fish are healthy and unstressed (as they should be in any tank) they will handle the ich and it won't get out of control. Your fish is new, and would have been stressed during his acclimation to the new tank, hence why he got 'Ich'. I personally wouldn't worry about him, keep him healthy and it will go away.

It seems that people freak right out when they see this, but it doesn't seem to hurt the fish much as long as everything else is in good shape... by this I mean great water quality, regular water changes, a varied and healthy diet appropriate to the species of fish you are keeping, and minimal stress factors (aggression and bullying, stable water conditions, a regular photoperiod, etc.). The fish recover from the stress, fight off the infection, and everything is good. IMO again, many people heavily overstock their tanks in terms of fish, which directly correlates to maintenance on the tank, and when that maintenance isn't performed once for one reason or another, the fish get sick because of overcrowding and poor water quality. Healthy, happy fish = fish that don't get sick from minor infections, or are strong enough to fight them.

Try not to overstock, and remember that large fish eat more and create more waste. Other than that, as was said before, you can quarantine everything for 6 weeks after clearing your tank completely of your current Ich problem...

My personal experience with ich is from freshwater fish though, so take what I've said with a grain of salt.

[pangking]

Originally Posted by BlueAbyss

IMO, if the fish are healthy and unstressed (as they should be in any tank) they will handle the ich and it won't get out of control. Your fish is new, and would have been stressed during his acclimation to the new tank, hence why he got 'Ich'. I personally wouldn't worry about him, keep him healthy and it will go away.

It seems that people freak right out when they see this, but it doesn't seem to hurt the fish much as long as everything else is in good shape... by this I mean great water quality, regular water changes, a varied and healthy diet appropriate to the species of fish you are keeping, and minimal stress factors (aggression and bullying, stable water conditions, a regular photoperiod, etc.). The fish recover from the stress, fight off the infection, and everything is good. IMO again, many people heavily overstock their tanks in terms of fish, which directly correlates to maintenance on the tank, and when that maintenance isn't performed once for one reason or another, the fish get sick because of overcrowding and poor water quality. Healthy, happy fish = fish that don't get sick from minor infections, or are strong enough to fight them.

Try not to overstock, and remember that large fish eat more and create more waste. Other than that, as was said before, you can quarantine everything for 6 weeks after clearing your tank completely of your current Ich problem...

My personal experience with ich is from freshwater fish though, so take what I've said with a grain of salt.

I've started to feed this guy very well since this happen. After about a week, it's recovered without any treatment. The white spots on his body are almost clean. Thanks for your great words!