Well its official...HELP!!!

[showtime305]

Did you remove all the fish from the main tank?

 

[zanski]

Showtime305 wrote: Did you remove all the fish from the main tank?

Nope i have a 4yr old maroon and a 3 yr old bi-color blenny

 

[showtime305]

You can probably leave them in QT for 2 weeks. The only sure way to rid you tank of ich is to QT all fish for 6-8 weeks. While they are in QT treat with hypo-salinity or copper. The main thing is to leave the display tank fish free for a long period of time. The ich will have no host to live on and all the parasites will die. If you don't want to do a full QT then put them back in after a couple of weeks hopefully everything will be fine. Don't forget to vacuum out the bottom of the QT to remove any parasites that fall off of the fish. What treatment are you using?

 

[zanski]

Showtime305 wrote: You can probably leave them in QT for 2 weeks. The only sure way to rid you tank of ich is to QT all fish for 6-8 weeks. While they are in QT treat with hypo-salinity or copper. The main thing is to leave the display tank fish free for a long period of time. The ich will have no host to live on and all the parasites will die. If you don't want to do a full QT then put them back in after a couple of weeks hopefully everything will be fine. Don't forget to vacuum out the bottom of the QT to remove any parasites that fall off of the fish. What treatment are you using?

I am using Cupramine to treat the fish. I can leave them in there as long as i need to. Just wanted to get a general idea of how long it would take. Thanks again for your help it has beem much appreciated! Ill leave them in the qt for a couple weeks.:thumbs:

 

[zanski]

oh yeah should i do a water change in the qt? or will it be okay for 2 weeks?

 

[showtime305]

You should change out a couple gallons 1-2 times per week. This is the only was to remove any ammonia, nitrites, or nitrates that build up while you have fish in the QT.

 

[zanski]

Awesome thanks!