cusemarine
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
New to this Site, could use some helpful advice.
Tank background: Started the tank 3.5-months ago. Over a month ago added LR while bordering fish at LFS for a week. Constantly check water parameters (ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate~10, dKh~11). Use bio-ball wet/dry filter, protein skimmer, & Eheim mechanical filter. Added the anemone and cole tang last week (think the tang probably had the ich).
Only the spiny box puffer shows sign of the ich (white specs on its fine and a slight mucous haze around its eyes). The remaining fish continue to rub against the LR. t seems that most likely all the fish are affected by the ich but only the puffer is currently showing visible signs.
I would appreciate your thoughts on what I should do. I've read (online) possible remedies and here what I've found (other alternatives are also welcome):
1. Do nothing and continue to monitor the tank hoping the puffer's immune system will overcome the ich's life cycle.
2. Add Kent Extreme Garlic to the tank and add to fish food. Continue to monitor fish.
3. Setup a QT for the fish and lower the SG in the QT to 1.009 for a couple weeks.
If a QT tank is recommended I have never set one up and am not sure of what is needed or how to do it.
Tank background: Started the tank 3.5-months ago. Over a month ago added LR while bordering fish at LFS for a week. Constantly check water parameters (ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate~10, dKh~11). Use bio-ball wet/dry filter, protein skimmer, & Eheim mechanical filter. Added the anemone and cole tang last week (think the tang probably had the ich).
Only the spiny box puffer shows sign of the ich (white specs on its fine and a slight mucous haze around its eyes). The remaining fish continue to rub against the LR. t seems that most likely all the fish are affected by the ich but only the puffer is currently showing visible signs.
I would appreciate your thoughts on what I should do. I've read (online) possible remedies and here what I've found (other alternatives are also welcome):
1. Do nothing and continue to monitor the tank hoping the puffer's immune system will overcome the ich's life cycle.
2. Add Kent Extreme Garlic to the tank and add to fish food. Continue to monitor fish.
3. Setup a QT for the fish and lower the SG in the QT to 1.009 for a couple weeks.
If a QT tank is recommended I have never set one up and am not sure of what is needed or how to do it.