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cgoodman381
can i put whtever i want?
Theres no doubt that putting him in QT and treating him with copper will help him. Personally I would only do it if hes not really eating. imo the capture and move and smaller tank will stress him out even more and should be used as a last effort. Iv found that if they are eating just soak their food in garlic and keep them eating well.
My tang recently had ich so I added another shrimp and two neon gobies, which helped greatly. I could actually see a big difference the first day.
Lastly I would try and find out what caused him to have an outbreak. A new addition? High nitrates? Is he to large for the tank?
My tang recently had ich so I added another shrimp and two neon gobies, which helped greatly. I could actually see a big difference the first day.
Lastly I would try and find out what caused him to have an outbreak. A new addition? High nitrates? Is he to large for the tank?
cgoodman381
can i put whtever i want?
They sure do! Im not sure if they will clean a fish of that size though. Someone else may be able to chime in on that. Sounds like hes a little young, which I have heard/read can be a problem and you should usally get them a little larger.
Like I said, personally as long as he is eating I would leave him. What are his tank mates atm? Also what are you feeding him? (please list all the foods you feed him and how many times a day) Do you have inverts (snails,starfish,crabs etc) in your tank?
Like I said, personally as long as he is eating I would leave him. What are his tank mates atm? Also what are you feeding him? (please list all the foods you feed him and how many times a day) Do you have inverts (snails,starfish,crabs etc) in your tank?
cgoodman381
can i put whtever i want?
It doesnt really matter how many times you feed them, just how much. Well, because of the yellow tang it may not be a great idea to leave him in there as tangs are susceptable to getting ich. If it was me I would leave him a couple days and see how he does. If hes still not doing great I would try and greb him. Im sure someone else may have some better ideas though.
yote
In Memoriam
Cgoodmans right on the money.
cgoodman381
can i put whtever i want?
Yessss I have Yote's approval. I can die happy now. :p
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Different people have different ideas regarding this, but I personally prefer letting a fish try to fight off ich by itself and using garlic extract and Selcon in the food, and minimizing stress instead of quarantining and medicating sick fish. Quarantine tanks are too small for tangs and will only stress them out and make them more sick, in my opinion. For most types of fish, if you fortify their diet, boost their immune system and eliminate stressors, they are usually able to fight off ich on their own. I have had fish get ich, but I have never lost a fish to ich, and I have never quarantined or medicated a fish for ich.
That being said, I have never had a regal tang, which are notorious for being very very very susceptible to ich. My strategy may not be the best approach for such a sensitive fish that doesn't really stand much of a chance at fighting off the parasite on its own. Regal tangs are disease magnets and get sick very easily.
That being said, I have never had a regal tang, which are notorious for being very very very susceptible to ich. My strategy may not be the best approach for such a sensitive fish that doesn't really stand much of a chance at fighting off the parasite on its own. Regal tangs are disease magnets and get sick very easily.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
Hey Biff can we just have a sticky thread on how to treat ich both methods and fish that are high risk for the disease?
Bifferwine
I am a girl
There should be articles on it, if not I can suggest we post something in the articles section.
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
I only suggest the sticky because I dont think as much article browsing goes on as we all should be doing. Either way.
joeman
MorphingSquid
You're probably right, but then much of the advice we put forward comes from our own understanding that has probably (well for me definitely) come from a mixture of reading and experience - I guess at a time when something is going wrong, you just want answers and don't feel you have the time for in depth searches... but basically, you are right.
My understanding of Ich is that it is always present in a tank, is some stage of it's life cycle. If the time when it is present in the water column coincides with a fish (Tangs are renowned) who's defenses are down (stressed) then there is a risk the fish will get 'Ich'... the stress can be caused by any number of causes I suppose, but in the couple of times I had an outbreak I believe I was guilty of letting water quality drop -Pirate-
I 100% agree with the advice given - the act of catching the fish and putting them in a strange / smaller environment will only stress it more, and probably make matters worse. I have previously done significant water changes to improve conditions and the fish has always seemed to fight through...
Good luck!
My understanding of Ich is that it is always present in a tank, is some stage of it's life cycle. If the time when it is present in the water column coincides with a fish (Tangs are renowned) who's defenses are down (stressed) then there is a risk the fish will get 'Ich'... the stress can be caused by any number of causes I suppose, but in the couple of times I had an outbreak I believe I was guilty of letting water quality drop -Pirate-
I 100% agree with the advice given - the act of catching the fish and putting them in a strange / smaller environment will only stress it more, and probably make matters worse. I have previously done significant water changes to improve conditions and the fish has always seemed to fight through...
Good luck!
