All My Fish Died

rene27728 · 12/25/2008, 10:18 PM

I need some help from you guys all my fish died in a period of one week aparently it was ich but i didnt know it was that deadly, all my inverts are ok its just the fish that are gone i need some help on how to erradicate this from my tank because im afraid to put some new fish in it what can i do???

EllieSuz · 12/25/2008, 10:29 PM

If you leave your tank fallow (fishless) for eight weeks, the life cycle of the parasite will be interrupted and you won't have ich in the system any more. You can leave your inverts in the tank, but NO fish for eight weeks. Then you can slowly introduce fish back to the tank.

Vauche · 12/25/2008, 10:29 PM

The basic rule of thumb is to leave it fishless for at least 8 weeks longer if you can. The parasite can not survive without a fish host.

jon99 · 12/25/2008, 10:32 PM

If it was indeed ich then DON'T put any more fish in your tank just yet. Ich requires a host (fish) to survive, breed, and spread. No fish = no ich. You need to leave your tank fallow (fishless) for atleast 6 weeks (better yet 8). This will give the ich that is present in your tank time to die off. But without more hosts it won't be able to reproduce. 6-8 weeks from now you can try again with fish. I would strongly recommed quarantining new fish in something other than your display tank. If they show signs of ich or other diseases it's much easier to treat in the qt.

rene27728 · 12/25/2008, 10:45 PM

THANX GUYS REALLY BEEN HELPFUL TO ME BEING A NEWBY I WILL LEAVE MY TANK FISHLESS FOR 8 WEEKS AND HOPE NEXT TIME TO HAVE BETTER LUCK

Bill Cobb · 12/25/2008, 10:56 PM

Why are you convinced it was Ich? Was all the fish peppered in white spots?

Playa-1 · 12/26/2008, 03:08 AM

I would also question the diagnosis of ICH. How did you come to that conclusion?

nmbeg · 12/26/2008, 03:12 AM

It says you have 10 years experience...... are you new to saltwater?

just curious.

12/25/2008, 10:18 PM	#1
rene27728 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mexico Posts: 2	All My Fish Died I need some help from you guys all my fish died in a period of one week aparently it was ich but i didnt know it was that deadly, all my inverts are ok its just the fish that are gone i need some help on how to erradicate this from my tank because im afraid to put some new fish in it what can i do???

12/25/2008, 10:29 PM	#2
EllieSuz Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 3,858	If you leave your tank fallow (fishless) for eight weeks, the life cycle of the parasite will be interrupted and you won't have ich in the system any more. You can leave your inverts in the tank, but NO fish for eight weeks. Then you can slowly introduce fish back to the tank. __________________ "You can't learn this hobby one question at a time." (Mr. Tuskfish) Eileen Current Tank Info: I'm out of the hobby, but used to have a60 gal. reef, refugium in sump, Internal Mag 9 return, SC 302 skimmer, two Maxi-Jet 1200's modded, four bulb T5 Lighting, Reefkeeper Lite Controller with three PC4's, Little Fishes GFO reactor.

12/25/2008, 10:32 PM	#4
jon99 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atl Ga Posts: 817	If it was indeed ich then DON'T put any more fish in your tank just yet. Ich requires a host (fish) to survive, breed, and spread. No fish = no ich. You need to leave your tank fallow (fishless) for atleast 6 weeks (better yet 8). This will give the ich that is present in your tank time to die off. But without more hosts it won't be able to reproduce. 6-8 weeks from now you can try again with fish. I would strongly recommed quarantining new fish in something other than your display tank. If they show signs of ich or other diseases it's much easier to treat in the qt. __________________ Current tank: 210 gallon mixed reef 2x250w radium, 1x400w radium, 2x vortech mp40, 2 seaswirls. 40 gallon frag tank 250w radium, vortech mp10, seaswirl. 55 gallon sump w/ remote DSB, turf scrubber, SR Current Tank Info: 210 in the works

12/25/2008, 10:56 PM	#6
Bill Cobb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Plains, MD Posts: 136	Why are you convinced it was Ich? Was all the fish peppered in white spots? __________________ Bill Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, 29g plumbed w/ 20g, 2 - 5g seahorse tanks, 2 micro algae reactors, 3 brine shrimp reactors, 4 - 1g rotifer tanks, 55g display plumbed w/55g refugium.

12/25/2008, 10:29 PM	#3
Vauche Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 340	The basic rule of thumb is to leave it fishless for at least 8 weeks longer if you can. The parasite can not survive without a fish host.

12/25/2008, 10:45 PM	#5
rene27728 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Mexico Posts: 2	THANX GUYS REALLY BEEN HELPFUL TO ME BEING A NEWBY I WILL LEAVE MY TANK FISHLESS FOR 8 WEEKS AND HOPE NEXT TIME TO HAVE BETTER LUCK

12/26/2008, 03:08 AM	#7
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	I would also question the diagnosis of ICH. How did you come to that conclusion?

12/26/2008, 03:12 AM	#8
nmbeg Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 894	It says you have 10 years experience...... are you new to saltwater? just curious.