Fish that are Resistant to Ich

Warif · 08/29/2007, 07:33 AM

Can you please tell me if there are any reef safe fish that are resistant to ICH.

Its very difficult to treat the tangs and other beautiful fishes when they are in a reef.

gummi · 08/29/2007, 07:45 AM

I don't think it's possible. The only things that are ich resistent are inverts....

There are fish that are less likely to contract it due to heavy slime coats like clownfish.... but they can still get it.

Warif · 08/29/2007, 07:49 AM

Will the UV filter help to control ICH?

Sk8r · 08/29/2007, 08:00 AM

Clownfish get it a lot less than tangs, but a lot more than gobies.

The most resistent fish are gobies, blennies, and dragonets. Chromis and dartfish and jawfish are also safe in a tank which doesn't have repeated incidences---a bit more susceptible. But gobies are relatively peaceful, [blennies are more territorial] and given half a chance, won't get it. Which is why I have a tank full of them. I haven't lost a fish to ich in decades, and have never even had it turn up in qt, because of the type of fish I get---had one outbreak when I got a rabbit to help me with some pest weed. Rabbits are horrible about it, but never seem to die of it, with reasonable care. I'm not keen on UV filtering---never have used one. If you want a big tank with lots of little caves and mini-communities, the little guys that stay near the bottom seem to have a natural defense against it: in the case of the mandys, it's a very thick slime coat. They are a special-care fish re their feeding, but outside of that are very hardy.

As large a tank as you have, you could have multiples of most kinds of gobies and they'd just spar for a bit and establish territories at opposite ends of the tank. I had a big spat when one red-stripe goby returned from sump-diving: I thought he was dead, and he'd hidden in the refugium. Now the 3 red-stripes hang fairly close together and make quite a nice show, with their extravagant pattern. They space themselves out so they equal a medium-sized tang in visual impact, and I like them a lot.

wooden_reefer · 08/29/2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally posted by Warif
Will the UV filter help to control ICH?

UV certainly will not eradicate ich but might slow it down in some unusual cases of large UV small tank.

Generally of marginal help.

krowleey · 08/29/2007, 05:56 PM

if you use the right size UV, with the correct amount of flow, it sure will help keep your fish ICH free, i know from experience it DOES help a ton, and it does NOT hurt to run one on a reef tank.

Spleef · 08/29/2007, 06:03 PM

I run a current UV and always have. I never have any issues with ich.

adnup · 08/29/2007, 07:04 PM

Young tangs are VERY prone to an ich out break. UV can help(with the right flow rate) but the best way to intoduce a healthy fish to your display tank is a quarantine tank. QT them ensure their health make sure they are eating then after a month introduce them in your tank.

Warif · 09/04/2007, 09:56 AM

I have a 9w Turbo Twist UV installed on my 120 gallons reef tank.Do you think it is capable for this size of tank.

wooden_reefer · 09/04/2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Warif
I have a 9w Turbo Twist UV installed on my 120 gallons reef tank.Do you think it is capable for this size of tank.

UV this size on a 120 may have impact on bacterial infection, close to useless against ich.

For prevention of bacterial infection, with the old style concentric circle design UV i would use a 15W on a 120. May be the Turbo type is more efficent, but not by as much.

I think you need a UV in excess of 100W to slow down ich in a 120.

In a QT of 20 gallon, a 15W UV may slow down ich.

08/29/2007, 07:33 AM	#1
Warif Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	Fish that are Resistant to Ich Can you please tell me if there are any reef safe fish that are resistant to ICH. Its very difficult to treat the tangs and other beautiful fishes when they are in a reef.

08/29/2007, 08:00 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Clownfish get it a lot less than tangs, but a lot more than gobies. The most resistent fish are gobies, blennies, and dragonets. Chromis and dartfish and jawfish are also safe in a tank which doesn't have repeated incidences---a bit more susceptible. But gobies are relatively peaceful, [blennies are more territorial] and given half a chance, won't get it. Which is why I have a tank full of them. I haven't lost a fish to ich in decades, and have never even had it turn up in qt, because of the type of fish I get---had one outbreak when I got a rabbit to help me with some pest weed. Rabbits are horrible about it, but never seem to die of it, with reasonable care. I'm not keen on UV filtering---never have used one. If you want a big tank with lots of little caves and mini-communities, the little guys that stay near the bottom seem to have a natural defense against it: in the case of the mandys, it's a very thick slime coat. They are a special-care fish re their feeding, but outside of that are very hardy. As large a tank as you have, you could have multiples of most kinds of gobies and they'd just spar for a bit and establish territories at opposite ends of the tank. I had a big spat when one red-stripe goby returned from sump-diving: I thought he was dead, and he'd hidden in the refugium. Now the 3 red-stripes hang fairly close together and make quite a nice show, with their extravagant pattern. They space themselves out so they equal a medium-sized tang in visual impact, and I like them a lot. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

08/29/2007, 07:04 PM	#8
adnup Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Hill, Florida Posts: 2,025	Young tangs are VERY prone to an ich out break. UV can help(with the right flow rate) but the best way to intoduce a healthy fish to your display tank is a quarantine tank. QT them ensure their health make sure they are eating then after a month introduce them in your tank. __________________ A HOUSE isn't a HOME without saltwater on the floor! Current Tank Info: 120 Starphire, I-Tech 200 Skimmer, Snapper, Tunze

08/29/2007, 07:45 AM	#2
gummi Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brampton, ON Posts: 282	I don't think it's possible. The only things that are ich resistent are inverts.... There are fish that are less likely to contract it due to heavy slime coats like clownfish.... but they can still get it.

08/29/2007, 07:49 AM	#3
Warif Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	Will the UV filter help to control ICH?

08/29/2007, 05:56 PM	#6
krowleey Nor Cal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Redding, CA Posts: 533	if you use the right size UV, with the correct amount of flow, it sure will help keep your fish ICH free, i know from experience it DOES help a ton, and it does NOT hurt to run one on a reef tank.

08/29/2007, 06:03 PM	#7
Spleef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 50	I run a current UV and always have. I never have any issues with ich.

09/04/2007, 09:56 AM	#9
Warif Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 13	I have a 9w Turbo Twist UV installed on my 120 gallons reef tank.Do you think it is capable for this size of tank.