Help!!! Ich attack

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by iceman86

Take advice of those who know? Your not the only person here who has had ich. Just because you do your stuff a certain way doesnt make the others wrong.

I'd agree with Greg's overview 100%

We have all heard stories about these products working/not working. whether they do or not im not sure, but thats all he has at the moment so why not try it. Unless you can prove thats this product is bogus, dont come in here with false info.

Pretty sure it's been proven these products are crap

Copper hurting fish? If that was the case people and lfs wouldnt use it. Some lfs keep fish in their dt with regular copper dosing for long periods of time until someone buys the fish without any ill effects. Like anything else you can overdose it but use it properly and your safe.

Copper is well known to be a toxin that affects fish's internal organs. The point of copper is to poison the ich less than you poison the fish. Sometimes it works, sometimes it kills the fish. Copper is never safe.

Garlic is proven to boost their immune sytem

You get a point for this one

It doesnt take 8-9 weeks either for ich to die. Ich has a 10 day life cycle. If it doesnt attach itself to another fish in 10 days its dead. People usally wait 4-6 weeks just be sure.

You just lost the point you got above, you need to keep the tank empty for at least that long.

The post above seems to be one mans opinion.

Actually, just few more than one's opinion here. Fairly common knowledge

He's been given the proper advice, and prefers to not do what's required. So either live with the ich, replace fish that die and carry on. Or do it right.

[reefwars]

Tank transfer method is another option as well

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by iceman86

dont come in here with false info.

reeffish6 I hope whatever you decide to do works out in your favor
Good Luck !

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by spit.fire

Poly labs medic

Not trying to stir pot or start a debate.
But I recommend this option.
Why? Cause it worked awesome for me 3 weeks ago.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

Not trying to stir pot or start a debate.
But I recommend this option.
Why? Cause it worked awesome for me 3 weeks ago.

I guess when I say it doesn't, is because it doesn't always. So then the times it does, was it the product, or did the ich clear up on it's own?
My Achilles broke out in ich last month, and I realized I'd been busy and forgot to feed them for a few days. Achilles didn't like that I guess.

So I rolled up some nori and vitamins, and fed the tank. 24 hours later, ich was gone. Does that then say ich can be "cured" by feeding?
If a product is advertised to work, and experience shows it doesn't do anything bad, then by all means try it. But, if it doesn't work, and the fish get worse, do you have a plan "B"?
So ya, sometimes these things appear to work, but did something else change that we can't see (chemistry, removal of some stressor) or did the compound ingredients really do something to the ich itself? Who knows.

[duncangweller]

I'd agree with Greg too. I had ich once and that's what I did, worked too.

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