Best way to treat ich in a QT tank

My new cowfish has a bit of ich, from what I hear this is not uncommon among cowfish. He's eating fine (eats like a pig actually) and none of the other fish have it so I don't think it's any huge threat to my tank.

He's still pretty small, like 2 inches horns to tail so I think my spare 10g tank will be fine. I figured I'd just put an old submersible filter, and heater if neccesary in there with plenty of pvc or whatever for him to hide in. Keep the lights off etc.

Now my question is what I should actually do to treat it. A copper based treatment or hyposalinity?....or something else? If it were any other fish I would probably just do the copper without second thought but cowfish do that toxic goo release thing when stressed. This could be a problem since copper stresses fish out. Also I need to know how long he will have to be in the QT.

My idea was to do copper and feed him a ton of garlic. Yay or nay

Thanks.

I would use copper and garlic as well.

cowfish don't have scales, and shouldn't be treated with copper. If you insist on treating him in a QT system with meds you will need to use very little and pull it out right away.

I would probably keep him in my display if he's eating and not gettting picked on, or just put him in a QT system without meds. I am unsure how they do with freshwater dips???

These are difficult fish to keep, and will deffinatly out grow a 55. Good Luck.

yes to the garlic

No on the copper, I said, NO.
Oops, guess I would have killed mine right off the bat.
Thanks for chiming in Winy and correcting me.

I'm here for you even without zero edge pictures

Try feeding him Spectrum Thera+garlic. It helped lead my clownfish from ich one time.

thats a great suggestion hibye and a very good product.

Here is some good articles on ich and Garlic.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

ATJ's Marine Aquarium Site - Reference - Hyposalinity Treatment

Garlic: What has been Studied Versus What has been Claimed by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com