Please explain this one

[naesco]

Originally Posted by sully08

A person practices due diligence and quarentines a halequin tusk wrasse for six weeks in a very established 33g. He is in there with a clown fish. Both due great together, eat well, pellets and mysis. After the six weeks there are no signs of disease what so ever. I moved him over to his new home last night which is a well established 220g fish only. All fish are very healthy and there is no aggression. This morning he is swimming around, eating mysis and pellets and it looks like the other fish have welcomed him, the problem is he has some ick , is it stess of the move, will it go away, will the others get it, any thoughts?

You need to do your due diligence before you buy the fish. This wrasse goes to 6 or more inches and need to be in a tank more than double the sise. If the lfs knew you have a tiny tank and sold you the fish anyway return the fish to the lfs for a full credit and get something suitable for it size.

If your wrasse is eating, feed it garlic soaked foods with some selcon. Dry is better because it absorbs the garlic,
Feef very often and only garlic soaked food as the idea is to get as much into the fish in the shortest amount of time as possible.
Good luck

[marie]

Originally Posted by sully08
......I moved him over to his new home last night which is a well established 220g fish only......

Originally Posted by naesco

You need to do your due diligence before you buy the fish. This wrasse goes to 6 or more inches and need to be in a tank more than double the sise. If the lfs knew you have a tiny tank and sold you the fish anyway return the fish to the lfs for a full credit and get something suitable for it size.

You need to pay more attention to what you read Naesco, unless you mean the tusk needs to be in a tank that is at least 440g

[naesco]

Originally Posted by marie

Originally Posted by sully08
......I moved him over to his new home last night which is a well established 220g fish only......




You need to pay more attention to what you read Naesco, unless you mean the tusk needs to be in a tank that is at least 440g

Shhhh! I don't think anyone else noticed.

[sully08]

I noticed, its my post......33g was only for quarentine

[TimT]

If your tank temperature is very stable(<0.75°f daily fluctuation) and the fishes are not stressed the garlic in the food may work. If you have any of the previous conditions mentioned you need to get a UV sterilizer on the tank. For a tank that size you would need a 54watt.

[Reef Pilot]

If it is a fish only tank, why not do hypo on the whole thing? I don't think it matters if you have live rock. Then all your fish and display tank would be clean of ich.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by naesco

If your wrasse is eating, feed it garlic soaked foods with some selcon. Dry is better because it absorbs the garlic,
Feef very often and only garlic soaked food as the idea is to get as much into the fish in the shortest amount of time as possible.
Good luck

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