Almost 3 Month old Tank--Posible ICH

Lowefx · 03/20/2012, 06:51 AM

Everything has been going great for the past 2 months. Ive been going very slow with everything. I have a three stiped damsel, carpenter flasher wrass, Coco Worm, Purple reef lobster, and a few snails. Last Thursday i bought a purple dottyback, and a yellow tail damsel. Since then, my dotty back now has ICH. Im going to build a QT tonight to save the rest of the tank.

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Dustin1300 · 03/20/2012, 07:51 AM

It's hard to tell from the tank whether they have ICH or not. I would highly suggest bringing the QT online and running it hypo (SG of 1.009) for 6 weeks before introducing ANY fish.

Lowefx · 03/20/2012, 07:58 AM

durring the time of these pictures, they did not show ich. as of today, only the purple dottyback is showing ich.

Should i qt all fish or only the ones that show ich?

whitemarlin · 03/20/2012, 09:06 AM

You will need to Qt all the fish for 6 weeks of hypo treatment and you will need to leave your Dt fish less for 6 to 8 weeks so the ich dies in there also.

mess7777 · 03/20/2012, 09:45 AM

You will quickly learn that you have to treat them all. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there.

You can choose to chance it, but it will always be there waiting to attack. Each time you want to add a new fish, you will be wondering if a new round of ich will show.

Do a proper QT now, and for all subsequent fishes. If you get it right, you'll never see ich again. Just make sure to choose a plan and stick to it.

f3honda4me · 03/20/2012, 09:47 AM

you have to QT all your fish and treat them in QT accordingly with one of the "3" methods (copper, hyposalinity, or tank swapping). and your main tank has to be fallow (without any fish) for 8 weeks.

snorvich · 03/20/2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by f3honda4me

you have to QT all your fish and treat them in QT accordingly with one of the "3" methods (copper, hyposalinity, or tank swapping). and your main tank has to be fallow (without any fish) for 8 weeks.

Exactly. Read the stickies for more information.

Lowefx · 03/20/2012, 02:09 PM

Yeah, Thanks, ive been reading up on them. Still fairly new to this.

03/20/2012, 06:51 AM	#1
Lowefx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 695	Almost 3 Month old Tank--Posible ICH Everything has been going great for the past 2 months. Ive been going very slow with everything. I have a three stiped damsel, carpenter flasher wrass, Coco Worm, Purple reef lobster, and a few snails. Last Thursday i bought a purple dottyback, and a yellow tail damsel. Since then, my dotty back now has ICH. Im going to build a QT tonight to save the rest of the tank. Heres a few bad pictures from my cell phone... [IMG]http://i41.*****.com/mab95d.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i44.***.com/27zjina.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i43.***.com/2h4l5qw.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i43.***.com/1zqsggi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i41.***.com/ej7ux5.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i39.***.com/1z4ei9v.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i43.*****.com/2ibj23d.jpg[/IMG]

03/20/2012, 07:51 AM	#2
Dustin1300 Reefaholic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Carmel, IN Posts: 5,135	It's hard to tell from the tank whether they have ICH or not. I would highly suggest bringing the QT online and running it hypo (SG of 1.009) for 6 weeks before introducing ANY fish. __________________ INDMAS President Check out my tank in the Large Tank Forums, "A Reefaholic's 1000+ Gallon Mixed Reef System Build"! Current Tank Info: 600 Gallon DT, 140 Gallon Grow Out Tank, 125 Gallon Sump, 90 Gallon Fuge, 200 Gallon Fish QT, 15 Gallon Frag QT

03/20/2012, 07:58 AM	#3
Lowefx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 695	durring the time of these pictures, they did not show ich. as of today, only the purple dottyback is showing ich. Should i qt all fish or only the ones that show ich?

03/20/2012, 09:06 AM	#4
whitemarlin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 96	You will need to Qt all the fish for 6 weeks of hypo treatment and you will need to leave your Dt fish less for 6 to 8 weeks so the ich dies in there also.

03/20/2012, 09:45 AM	#5
mess7777 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: QC,QC Posts: 987	You will quickly learn that you have to treat them all. Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. You can choose to chance it, but it will always be there waiting to attack. Each time you want to add a new fish, you will be wondering if a new round of ich will show. Do a proper QT now, and for all subsequent fishes. If you get it right, you'll never see ich again. Just make sure to choose a plan and stick to it.

03/20/2012, 09:47 AM	#6
f3honda4me Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,218	you have to QT all your fish and treat them in QT accordingly with one of the "3" methods (copper, hyposalinity, or tank swapping). and your main tank has to be fallow (without any fish) for 8 weeks.

03/20/2012, 02:09 PM	#8
Lowefx Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 695	Yeah, Thanks, ive been reading up on them. Still fairly new to this.