Ich aftermath... what to do now?

[Proteus]

You could just leave tank as is for now. Let fish regain health and like raeid said immune system will do the rest

Or strict qt but that's not in my future

[monza]

For sure you could leave them, you might not see 'signs' of Ich, feed them garlic or what ever miracle cure you want but that's not how to treat Ich. I suggest you read up on Ich and make your own choice, roll the dice and wait until the next time you wipe out your fish unnecessarily or do what is proven to kill Ich. Leaving them now sure is a lot easier then fallow tanks and QT for sure.

[jorjef]

Ich is far from the end of the world. Weak fish will die for varying reasons as do seemingly healthy fish. Sure round them up and freak the lot of them out by putting them in a stressful situation/tank rather than the surroundings they are use to. Move forward with the fish you have, in the tank they are in. Feed as the others said and ignore the dooms day prognosticators.

[monza]

Hardly the end of the world or dooms day just a parasite.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1992196

Have read. Ignore the facts if you choose.

[intarsiabox]

Ich normally will go completely un-noticed on healthy fish and you would never know if it was in your system or not. Tangs can be very aggressive and territorial and probably stressed your fish out which caused a huge decrease in their immune system. Removing the fish now in their immune compromised state to an unfamiliar tank to treat them may have the exact opposite of the desired result and kill them. As others have said I would just let them be and don't add any new fish to the DT for a few months so the fish can regain their strength and security.

[fishonly]

I got the same problem like urs. My yellow tang start scratch ing with sand and rocks. I start giving garlic food and set the 15w aqua uv sterlizer. Lets see what happend. I know uv sterilizer wont grabe ich from fish. But what ever will go in. Will die. And also I got skunk cleaner shrimp.

[Madreefer]

Garlic Extract. Raeid is right on track. IMO removing them all will just cause a whole lot more stress and before you know it there's Ick in your quarantine. Not chunks of garlic. Kent Garlic Extreme is good stuff. I've heard you can get garlic extract at health food stores but I have not checked. Probably way cheaper.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Garlic Extract. Raeid is right on track. IMO removing them all will just cause a whole lot more stress and before you know it there's Ick in your quarantine. Not chunks of garlic. Kent Garlic Extreme is good stuff. I've heard you can get garlic extract at health food stores but I have not checked. Probably way cheaper.

actually its the other way around....the medicinal ingredient in garlic is allicin....the compound breaks down very quickly reducing the effectiveness....if you want the medicinal qualities, fresh garlic is the best way....garlic extracts are more of an appetite stimulant....it smells good....
http://www.ehow.com/about_5262161_an...in-garlic.html

[Reef Pilot]

Well, sadly, the damage is done... The only real cure for ich in your tank is prevention. But I want to stress that QT without treatment is not good enough. I did that once, and still ended up with ich in my DT, even though the fish did not show any symptoms while in the QT. But they obviously were still carriers.

However, when I have used this method, I have been 100% successful. And as described, there are many other benefits, too, with getting your new fish strong and healthy before going into your DT.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/6/fish

http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...t-process.html

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by fishytime

actually its the other way around....the medicinal ingredient in garlic is allicin....the compound breaks down very quickly reducing the effectiveness....if you want the medicinal qualities, fresh garlic is the best way....garlic extracts are more of an appetite stimulant....it smells good....
http://www.ehow.com/about_5262161_an...in-garlic.html

Oh I didn't know that. My bad. I just call it garlic extract. I've used the Kent Garlic Extreme for years and it has worked great for my fish. The ingredients say 99% Allium sativum extract (garlic juice)
So are you saying that by using this it is not working for Ick and just a food stimulant?