Ick

[sgt.ruedas]

So I noticed my fish have ick I've looked online and it looks like most treatments they sell are harmful to coral. Does anyone have any advice or ways I could treat the fish without killing all the coral. I was also thinking of setting up a small holding tank for the coral my tank is still fairly new so most of the corals are just on plugs if I go that route does anyone have a small light fixture I could use for a few weeks while I treat the fish.

 

[bhodges82]

Metro and focus dissolved in to frozen mysis. This is what I've done in the past. Healthy fish aren't really affected too much by ich, so keep them fat and happy with quality frozen foods.

 

[Steve Burton]

So I noticed my fish have ick I've looked online and it looks like most treatments they sell are harmful to coral. Does anyone have any advice or ways I could treat the fish without killing all the coral. I was also thinking of setting up a small holding tank for the coral my tank is still fairly new so most of the corals are just on plugs if I go that route does anyone have a small light fixture I could use for a few weeks while I treat the fish.

PM me, I have some lights

 

[sharktopus_prime]

Just don't put copper/Cupramine/Coppermax in the display tank that coral will go back into at any point. You can eliminate ick without medications if you run the tank at hyposalinity, which is about 1.009 specific gravity. Coral have to be removed to do hypo and you should probably use an ATO to keep it at 1.009.

Many fish tolerate hypo well, but some will not. If you decide to do that, be sure to slowly raise salinity back up when you are done (like over the course of a few days). If you decide to do hypo, you will want to run hypo for as long as you would do a fallow run (up to 72 days) to be sure to be rid of it.

I'd still feed my fish Metroplex and Kanaplex bound with Focus to kill internal pests that they may be carrying to cover other bases.

I would expect inverts to take a hit in hypo as well, if you decide to do it (not sure).

Good luck, and I hope whatever you decide to do works for you. I QT with hypo and feed medicated food as described with great results.

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[raz0945]

Metro and Focus work for me, I make a batch with mysis and freeze it flat, brake it off and feed 3 times a day for a week or two when all the spots disappear. Then I feed it once a day for a few weeks and up it if I see spots come back. Remember to up your water changes to about ever 5 days and add extra bacteria to keep a clean environment. I had a regal tang for 10yr that brokout if I added a rock, fish or coral. I keep meds frozen all the time for him. I have six tang now, one in qt with 3 more weeks before he goes in the dr. Good luck!

 

[Rickdareefa]

Metro and focus dissolved in to frozen mysis. This is what I've done in the past. Healthy fish aren't really affected too much by ich, so keep them fat and happy with quality frozen foods.

Totally agree this has recently worked out for me

 

[Tanster2]

Not sure where you're located, but I have a few different smaller LEDs I am willing to part with.