Help! ICK IN MY REEF

katekate087 · 11/27/2014, 02:21 PM

How do I treat ich, or ich, however you spell it. I have a reef tank with lps and my blue hippo tang and my neon goby have ick. I've been feeding them with garlic and it seemed to get better but now it's waaaay worse seemingly overnight. HELP

gone fishin · 11/27/2014, 02:36 PM

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389659

This should answer your questions. good luck.

E Rosewater · 11/27/2014, 02:37 PM

Read the stickies in the disease forum. There is no way to successfully treat in your tank. People will tell you that you can, but you cannot. Anything you do that won't kill the corals won't treat the ich.

Or you can not treat and keep the fish healthy. They may survive, but ich will still be present in the tank. One day something will stress the fish, they will not be able fight the parasite and it will take over and you will have many casualties.

11/27/2014, 02:21 PM	#1
katekate087 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 51	Help! ICK IN MY REEF How do I treat ich, or ich, however you spell it. I have a reef tank with lps and my blue hippo tang and my neon goby have ick. I've been feeding them with garlic and it seemed to get better but now it's waaaay worse seemingly overnight. HELP

11/27/2014, 02:36 PM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389659 This should answer your questions. good luck. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

11/27/2014, 02:37 PM	#3
E Rosewater Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 846	Read the stickies in the disease forum. There is no way to successfully treat in your tank. People will tell you that you can, but you cannot. Anything you do that won't kill the corals won't treat the ich. Or you can not treat and keep the fish healthy. They may survive, but ich will still be present in the tank. One day something will stress the fish, they will not be able fight the parasite and it will take over and you will have many casualties.