Ich

[mwilliams]

Well this is my first time out of over 4 years of having a Saltwater tank to get ICH.
I come home for lunch today and see my Copperbanded Butterfly fish to have Ich.
But I did not have time to get him out and put into a QT tank. What are the chances that my other fish will have contacted Ich as well?

And what is the best way to cure this in a large DT when the fish are to big to be put into smaller QT tanks.

 

[icydeath]

Yeah the other fish will have it too as by the time you see it, it is at its last life stage so the others will have it.

 

[melosu58]

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

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

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

 

[icydeath]

Not sure about curing it however. Sorry! Melosu has you covered XD

 

[mwilliams]

For temporally relief can I do a fresh water dip till I can get the medication for the Copper banded butterfly fish? I know they are extremely delicate fish so I did not want to stress him out anymore then he already is.

 

[mwilliams]

Does anyone know how to do a fresh water dip and how long are they suppose to be in there for?

 

[reeffanatic12]

My flame angel had ich and I crushed garlic and added that to the misis shrimp and that made it go away. My six line wrasse also ate the ich off of the flame


-The Reeffantic ??

 

[melosu58]

I personally do not recommend fresh water dips. IMO they stress the fish out and usually death occurs. The links I provided will give good examples.

 

[mwilliams]

Melosu58 have you ever heard of the Tank Transfer Treatment and if so what are your thoughts on it?