heat treatment for ich ?

[melorse]

hi guys have a reef tank with ich and was told raiseing the tempreture for 3 or more days to 86 degress should halt the ich from reproduceing and clear my tank of infaction is this true or fiction ? so far it hit 86 and fish are still fine my coral doesnt look to impressed but also still alive along with shrimp and such im hopeing this is not a lie and fact since i dont have a qt tank and i cant treat with copper too many invertabrates in my tank to do so

 

[melorse]

or does this only work for fresh water ?

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Heat only works for freshwater only. S-l-o-w-l-y lower that temperature back down to 78-80 degrees - your fish will like you better. Your coral may be a casualty though.

Only sure fire way to beat ich (saltwater) is either copper based medications or hyposalinity - both of which need to be carried out in a quarantine tank. Any treatment that kills ich will kill corals.

 

[melorse]

hmm why is tempreture rasing not effective against marine ich if it is vs fresh i wounder

 

[abrahamavelar]

hmm why is tempreture rasing not effective against marine ich if it is vs fresh i wounder

its different kind of bacteria or fungus a guy at the lfs old me the difference but i cant remember

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

Parasite... but yeah - different critter than freshwater.

 

[abrahamavelar]

Parasite... but yeah - different critter than freshwater.

thanks for correcting me

 

[melosu58]

Read these for info on the parasite

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

ATJ's Marine Aquarium Site - Reference - Hyposalinity Treatment

 

[CaptainAhab]

Cryptocaryon irritans:
Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

 

[melorse]

well thanks for the help guys i shifted my clowns to a quarantine tank and started the para cure much to my dislike so far seams like the infection has slowed but im still seeing the parasite reatching after the droping off phase so im uncertian if the copper treatment is working yet ??

 

[abrahamavelar]

it will just give it time sometimes it has to get worst before it gets better

 

[ShannonFaas]

I also was told to increase the heat and use garlic...it seemed to work, but then another fish got really sick with it...not sure if it will be able to make it...we also have too many inverts, and can't quarantine the sick fist...I think it will shock it too much.

 

[abrahamavelar]

you can buy a ten gal tank for 50 bucks wit filter and heater and lights and everything

 

[abrahamavelar]

plus inverts will die with any ich treatment and some corals will die if u put the temperature a little bit higher

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

...and can't quarantine the sick fist...I think it will shock it too much.

Someone here once likened that to not taking someone who has cancer to the hospital because it might make them uncomfortable.

Treating ich is a pain, but you really only have two choices - either treat it, or don't. And treating it means either putting it in a quarantine tank, or killing everything except the fish in your main tank. Anything else is just crossing your fingers and hoping your fish stay strong.

 

[abrahamavelar]

+1 and eventually they will die due to to much stress